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In recent years, nature-based solutions have been recognized to provide cost-effective, climate mitigation, with the potential to stabilize global warming to below 2°C by 2030. However, with the intensification of dry seasons and wildfires, countries...

“It’s always better to involve us,” says Kibarisho Leintoi, a 36-year-old Masai mother of eight children. “Even though I cannot read or write, I know what I need for my family to live: we need healthcare and water.” Water for the irrigation of her...

The UN-REDD Programme initiates efforts to combat illegal logging and trade and reduce the pressure on the forests of the Lower Mekong region. The Lower Mekong basin is of global significance, boasting an incredibly high diversity of forest habitats...

Forests underpin life on Earth. Globally, around 2.4 billion people or one third of the entire human population depend directly on forests for wood for cooking their daily meals. And we all depend on forests in less tangible ways to provide the...

Local development banking plays a fundamental role in Latin American countries. Banking can act as a financial vehicle for various development purposes and can help to establish a more direct relationship between the public and private sectors...