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Ecosystem degradation negatively impacts the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people globally, with severe implications on global GDP. Investing in ecosystem restoration has been proven to support livelihoods, provide large-scale economic stimulus...

Deforestation and forest degradation are some of the biggest environmental challenges of our times. The world has lost 178 million hectares of forest in the last three decades, with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) being one of the affected...

January 2021 - Special Edition: The UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration As we are entering 2021, we would like to take the opportunity to provide an update on the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. The UN Decade as proclaimed...

The UN Environment Programme is working with the Government of Honduras to design a National Safeguards Framework for Climate Change Projects and Programmes, a pioneering experience in the region. This is part of a project funded by the Green Climate...

In recent years, a wealth of newly accessible public datasets and satellite imagery, together with the exponential increase in online tools and mobile applications available to process this data have had a significant positive impact on the way land...

With UNFCCC COP26 just one year away, momentum for nature-based solutions is growing, as politicians and scientists focus on tackling our growing environmental, social, and economic challenges. In November, leaders in international development...

Forestry and agroforestry systems are not gender neutral. It has been widely documented that women, for a number of cultural, socio-economic and institutional reasons, are often disadvantaged in terms of access and control over forest resources and...

A pioneering REDD+ country, Ecuador continues to demonstrate innovative leadership in forest conservation. In July 2019, Ecuador received $18.5 million US from the Green Climate Fund’s pilot programme on Results-based Payments to be reinvested in the...

Costa Rica is now first Central American country to receive funds from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for its successful results in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). In November, the GCF approved $54.1 million US in non-reimbursable funds for...

It is estimated that forests and agriculture can deliver more than 30 percent of climate change mitigation potential. However, they currently receive less than 3 percent of public climate finance. Considering that one of the three main objectives of...