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Women in Elgeyo Marakwet take up tree seedling propagation as a business (@UNDP) Kenya is the only country in the world that has specific reference to a target for tree cover in its National Constitution. In addition to this national 10 percent tree...

Forest monitoring in Bangladesh (@FAO) Carbon emissions from deforestation account for 11 percent of total global carbon emissions, double the emissions generated by the transportation sector. Recognizing the role forests play in climate mitigation...

(@Unsplash) Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), high-level political commitments made by countries to undertake transformative low-carbon and climate-resilient action and contribute to the global response to climate change, form the backbone...

(@Unsplash) The projects, included in the National Strategy for Climate Change and Vegetation Resources, were carried out in five regions: Coquimbo, Metropolitana, La Araucanía, Los Ríos and Magallanes, with international financing of more than $4...

( Joan Manuel Baliellas @FAO) The global rate of deforestation was estimated to be 10 million hectares per year between 2015 and 2020, with nearly 90 percent of forest loss between 2000 and 2018 driven by agricultural expansion. A recent study also...

6 July 2021, Uran Ward, Moyale, Marsabit County, Kenya - Amina Guyo works harvesting cowpeas and cowpeas leaves to prepare the main meal of the day at her piece of land next to her house in Uran ward, Moyale, Kenya. Amina is one of the beneficiaries...

(@Unsplash) La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) poursuit ses efforts pour opérationnaliser les éléments de son Cadre de Varsovie en travaillant sur la finalisation de son Système d'Information sur les Sauvegardes (SIS). En 2021, grâce à l...

(@Unsplash) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues its efforts to finalize Warsaw Framework elements by working to complete its Safeguards Information System (SIS). In 2021, thanks to UNEP’s technical assistance and strong involvement from...

Since 2008, a strong human rights-based approach has been integral to the success of UN-REDD, especially since forest-based solutions and REDD+ schemes are closely linked to the rights of indigenous people and local communities who are the residents...

(@Kristiana Pinne, Unsplash) The study from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), with the UN REDD Programme and the CocoaSoils initiative, outlines the scope and priority areas for integrating cocoa...

(@Unsplash) Part 2 However, beyond the particular negotiation dynamics in Glasgow, there are other factors contributing to the confusion. To break it down, we need to look more closely at (1) the scope of REDD+ and (2) several specific text...