Search

Forests are a core natural climate solution, critical to addressing the climate emergency. The central argument for REDD+, and the raison d’être for the UN-REDD Programme, is that if deforestation is stopped and degraded forests are restored, this...

The collective land claims of indigenous peoples and local communities cover more than half the global landmass, including some of the most important and biodiverse forest areas in the developing world. Recognising and securing these collective...

For Indonesians, forests have always been essential for food, drinking water, fuelwood, medicine, watershed protection or even cultural and spiritual services. In the early 1990s, the concept of social forestry, i.e. giving access to the local...

A hotspot for tropical forests and biodiversity, the Lower Mekong Region (LMR) has become in the last decades a hotspot for deforestation. Between 1990-2015, the region lost about 4.7 million hectares of forest, as a result of logging, mining, and...

Forests play a key role in helping to solve the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Yet every year we continue to lose about 10 million hectares of forests worldwide. Between 2000 and 2018, two thirds of total...

Background COVID-19 is affecting us all in almost every facet of our lives. Many forest conservation and REDD+-related engagement efforts and events have been reorganised as virtual meetings or webinars. The UN-REDD Programme undertook a brief survey...

Ecuador’s efforts to achieve a deforestation-free and sustainable production model are a beacon to other nations and stakeholders, proving that economic growth and environmental conservation can be a mutually supportive and harmonized process. Yet...

Papua New Guinea’s lush forests boast some of the greatest plant and animal diversity on earth. From high-altitude montane forests to jungle and mangroves, from flying foxes and ‘forest dragons’ to thousands of species of orchids, they are living...

Over the last decade, many countries have come to recognise forests as assets that require up-to-date data to monitor status and changes over time. Nowadays, forest data has become an indispensable foundation for informed decision-making on a wide...

Spatial analysis is key to informing area-based planning and decision-making, such as national REDD+ planning. Spatial analysis helps decision-makers investigate and visualise spatial patterns, making it a crucial tool for informing decisions on the...

Forests play an essential role in climate change mitigation, with strong momentum for Nature-based Solutions (NBS). Recognizing that reducing fossil fuel emissions remains the top priority, increased attention is given to initiatives like REDD+ to...