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article / Tue, 06 Feb, 2024

Demonstrating the social and environmental impacts of community forestry

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By Myat Ko Ko Oo and Noe Noe Aung (FFI Myanmar); Charlotte Hicks (UNEP-WCMC) Why do people set up community forests and continue to participate in them? The most common answers in a recent survey of several community forestry user groups (CFUGs) in...

event / Wed, 31 Jan, 2024

The right to carbon: From global perspectives to local impact

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Featuring the launch of “Comparative study of carbon rights in the context of jurisdictional REDD+ - Case studies from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin-America and the Caribbean” Date: Tuesday 6 February 2024 Time: 8:00 Lima / 14...

article / Mon, 29 Jan, 2024

How Kenyan coastal communities are cashing in from mangroves forests

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Section of the mangrove plantation managed by the Mikoko Pamoja Project Like in most parts of the world, mangroves in Kenya are endangered. Along with climate change impacts such as rising sea levels and temperatures, mangrove forests are being...

article / Sun, 28 Jan, 2024

REDD+ y su impacto en el almacenamiento de carbono en los suelos forestales de Costa Rica

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Los suelos forestales son depósitos esenciales de carbono, compuestos principalmente por carbono orgánico e inorgánico. Estudios como el de Smith et al. (2021) han demostrado que dichos suelos almacenan grandes cantidades de carbono, lo cual los hace...

story / Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

UNREDD at COP28

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article / Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

Successful South-South exchange between Latin American countries on forest degradation monitoring

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Experts from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru met in the Amazon city of Florencia (Colombia) Forest degradation generates large carbon emissions (34% of forest sector emissions, FAO 2020). Preventing forest...

article / Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

New study uncovers surprising carbon wealth in Myanmar's mangrove forests

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In a recent study published in the International Forestry Review, researchers from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Forest Research Institute in Myanmar have revealed insights into the carbon density of the...

event / Fri, 08 Dec, 2023

Climate Finance: Pioneering Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Forest Conservation

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Date: Saturday, December 9th, Time: 12:15-13:30, Venue: COP28, Amazon Pavillion, B87 OVERVIEW The landscape of climate finance, shaped by international collaboration, carbon markets, REDD+, and diverse financial mechanisms...

article / Wed, 06 Dec, 2023

UAE COP28: Forests Offer Hope, Urgent Action Needed Now

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A sense of urgency is characterizing the negotiations at the United Nations' Conference of Parties, better known as COP28. While not everything is lost, immediate action is crucial to alter the course of history. Forests, in this context, can play a...

story / Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

Updates and Improvements to the Safeguards Information System (SIS) – PART 2: Lessons Learned and Challenges from Costa Rica

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event / Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Bringing integrity to the VCM: a briefing for policy makers

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Date: 8 Dec 2023 Location: UNEP Pavilion Speakers Kelley Kizzier, Board Member, ICVCM Gabriel Labbate, Co-chair of Expert Panel, ICVCM and Head Climate Mitigation Unit, UNEP/UN-REDD Programme Pedro Barata, Co-chair of Expert...

event / Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Landscapes for water - Scaling-up locally-led climate actions

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Date: 8 December 2023 (Friday) Time: 13:30 - 14:30 (GST) Venue: Blue Zone, Resilience Hub Forests and Climate led – REDD+ participation via Zambia FAO or Zambia to speak and present UN-REDD Zambia work. This session will...