17/01/2019

Forests: A Natural Solution to Climate Change, Crucial for a Sustainable Future

Throughout history, times of crisis have yielded extraordinary innovation and social cooperation. Not only has this…

16/01/2019

GEF Council Adopts First Work Program for New GEF-7 Replenishment

22 December 2018: The 55th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council adopted the first Work Program…

16/01/2019

Katowice Climate Change Conference Delivers Outcome to Facilitate Implementation of Paris Agreement

16 December 2018: The Katowice Climate Change Conference convened from 2-15 December 2018, in Katowice, Poland,…

16/01/2019

The 10 most intriguing forest stories of 2018

Throughout 2018, forests continued to be threatened and destroyed. From the Amazon, to the Congo Basin, to the Mekong…

20/08/2018

Study shows global forest loss over past 35 years has been more than offset by new forest growth

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland, the State University of New York and NASA's Goddard Space Flight…

20/08/2018

Call for Proposals for a Grant ---- ICT-enabled Mechanisation in Africa

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has launched a Call for proposals to support the…

20/08/2018

Ghana Goes Green Again

PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says it is his hope that Ghana will be green again in the next 10 years, God…

09/08/2018

EU Carbon Accounting System to Measure Forest Impacts on GHG Emissions

The European Union (EU) has adopted a carbon-based accounting system for measuring how forest management practices can…

28/06/2018

National Forest Stewardship Standard of Uganda approved

The FSC Performance and Standards Unit (PSU) is pleased to announce the publication of the FSC National Forest…

16/06/2018

South Sudan First State of Environment Report Emphasizes Sustainable Resource Management for Peace

The report reviews the historical and geographical context and the socioeconomic and natural drivers of environmental…

16/06/2018

Main Messages from 35 VNR Countries Outline SDG Actions and Plans

Of the 47 countries scheduled to present their Voluntary National Reviews during the HLPF in July, 35 have issued main…

14/06/2018

Building Resistance and Resilience: Regeneration Should Not be Left to Chance

Contemporary forest planning has tasked managers with developing goals focused on resistance and resilience. In…

14/06/2018

As Cameroon prepares for the African Cup of Nations, trees fall

YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cameroon has cut thousands of hectares of forest to build stadiums, hotels,…

14/06/2018

Building Resistance and Resilience: Regeneration Should Not be Left to Chance

Contemporary forest planning has tasked managers with developing goals associated with resistance and resilience. In…

14/06/2018

UNFF13 Links Strategic Plan on Forests to SDG Achievement, Adopts Communication Strategy

UNFF13 focused on forest-related solutions for sustainable development, with delegates addressing implementation of the…