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Recovery of ecological processes through the restoration of the forest stratum in areas affected and abandoned beavers (Castor canadensis Kuhl) in Tierra del Fuego, financed by the UN-REDD National Programme, Magallanes Region, Chile The Co-benefits...

Tabi Joda grew up in the forest, spending hours playing with his friends among the trees that lined the Mambila Plateau between Cameroon and Nigeria. But as they got older, there were fewer trees to climb amid a widespread and ruinous deforestation...

The third Resource newsletter this year features stories of UN-REDD’s most recent country-driven work which has become more important than ever since healthy forests act as shields that keep humans safe from zoonotic diseases. Forest conservation and...

UNDP is working closely with government partner, the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) to look at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, also known as REDD+. Deforestation increases greenhouse gas emissions thus...

Colombia is famous for its rich, biodiverse forests that are essential to the livelihoods of many local and indigenous communities. Since 2018, Colombia's Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (Minambiente) has been working with the...

Peru is host to the third largest peatland area of all tropical countries, with an estimated area of 50,000 to 75,000 square kilometres. The country is now taking rapid steps towards agreeing on national peatland definitions and advancing with...

Peru’s first Summary of Safeguards Information was presented in April, 2020 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, outlining the progress the country has made with REDD+ safeguards and their application. This is an important...

Benefit sharing arrangements have been used for decades to reward stakeholders for reducing emissions, managing land sustainably, and protecting ecosystems. Incentives can ensure project success and sustainability, but require careful consideration...

“Local communities have to be involved in decisions about forests that affect their livelihoods,” says Tecla Chumba, a Kenyan woman from the Lembus tribe and mother of four. She set up a community forest association and asked the Kenya Forest Service...

Sustainable livestock systems have the potential to support countries in improving their territorial governance by reducing environmental conflicts and promoting ecosystem conservation and the generation of economic benefits for families. As the...