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China’s fascination with rosewood furniture dates back thousands of years. With its red color attributed to luck, rosewood furniture is considered a prized cultural investment handed down over generations. But after wiping out its rosewood supply...

REDD+ Safeguards Week in Paraguay: an innovative , high-impact experience From November 28 to December 2, the course , Safeguards Week in Paraguay , was held with the aim of strengthening the capacities of the various agencies and institutions...

Del 28 de noviembre al 02 de diciembre, se llevó a cabo el curso “Semana de Salvaguardas en Paraguay”, con el objetivo de fortalecer capacidades en las distintas agencias e instituciones implementadoras del proyecto “Paraguay +Verde”. Las sesiones...

What individuals can really do to curb climate change Climate issues are popping up more and more in our daily lives. From daily coverage of natural disasters, to the call for responsible consumption and reduced energy use, people are being...

In October, 2022, the UN-REDD programme’s UNEP team went on a field mission for several days in the Lôh-Djiboua region of Côte d’Ivoire. The main objective of this mission was to assess the feasibility of implementing REDD+ at a jurisdictional level...

Gelam forests I nternational sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have curbed timber supplies from Russia and Belarus. According to industry figures, Russia and Belarus account for nearly 25 percent of the worldwide timber trade. The...

(Pic @ UNDP) It is well known that vastly scaled up finance is needed to accelerate climate action and realize the full emissions reduction potential of forests. According to the recent Forest Declaration Assessment report, up to 200 times the...

On November 28 and 29, some 25 country representatives from Latin America, Africa and Asia Pacific gathered in Rome and virtually with UN-REDD experts and invited guests for a REDD+ dialogue on strategic finance pathways for forest solutions. This...

@ Photo by Ken kahiri on Unsplash Huddled in the dedicated interaction space at the UNDP Pavilion at COP 27, our team participated in an event to discuss harnessing carbon markets with other African women leaders. The conversation unfolded alongside...

The Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Change Conference (COP 27) opened with a shared sense of urgency, as speakers underscored the devastating climate impacts that have occurred this year. During the opening ceremony, speakers shared pressing messages from...

Ecuador launched its national certification scheme for deforestation-free coffee and cocoa production at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt in November. The certification scheme creates a bridge between Ecuador’s foreign commodity...