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The December/January 2017 edition of the UN-REDD Programme's bi-monthly, multi-lingual news and information resource is now available, featuring updates from our partner countries, news and perspectives from REDD+ practicioners, publications, videos...

Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo announced the other week a landmark moratorium banning all peat-damaging activities. At the Climate COP in Marrakech a new UN Environment-led global initiative, the Global Peatlands Initiative, was launched. Why that...

Illegal logging is causing massive economic damage to developing countries, and organized crime networks are increasingly involved in the lucrative plunder of the planet’s forests. When you shop at your local mall for furniture, or paper, have you...

This article was originally written for IISD's Climate Change Policy & Practice websit e . As the sand of the Moroccan desert settles, so do perspectives from the Marrakech COP 22. In comparison to the Paris COP, which had triggered much adrenaline...

The Republic of Congo recently completed an economic analysis of the costs and benefits of its strategic options for REDD+ and a review of the sources of financing for the implementation of its National REDD+ Strategy. This is the first part of a...

As a forester I have recognized the value of forests for a long time. But I could only observe and practice participatory forest management techniques on the ground when I got a chance to engage as a trainer as well as a facilitator in participatory...