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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
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…
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
13th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13): Highlights for Monday, 7 May 2018
The thirteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13) opened on Monday, 7 May 2018, at UN Headquarters in New York…
15/03/2018
Vacancy announcement: AFF Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer
AFF has established a Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Unit (PMERU) to facilitate the implementation of…
15/03/2018
Sub-Saharan Africa to receive £25M in new programme aimed at early career scientists
A new sub-Saharan Africa grant scheme, Future Leaders – African Independent Researchers (FLAIR) Fellowships, opens for…
01/01/1970
Le G5 Sahel plaide pour une restructuration totale de la dette de ses pays membres
Les cinq pays membres du G5 Sahel -Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger et Tchad- appellent à une restructuration…
01/01/1970
Board Approves Independent Review Mechanism’s Recommendations of The First Monitoring Report on Sendou coal-fired power plant project in Senegal
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved recommendations of the First Monitoring Report of the…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank President Adesina calls for African Financial Stabilization Mechanism
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and Professor Joseph E.…
01/01/1970
Fitch Rating Agency Affirms Triple A (AAA) Rating of the African Development Bank, with Stable Outlook
Fitch Ratings, the global credit rating agency, has affirmed the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Long-Term Issuer…