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Forests are crucial to sustainable development in many ways, from local livelihoods to the global commons. Yet, for decades, indigenous peoples – the leading curators and ambassadors of forests – have suffered political exclusion. More recently...

In Peru, about 12.7 million hectares of Amazon rainforest lies in the territories of indigenous communities, territories that represent more than 19% of the country's forests. Peru’s indigenous communities play an essential role in the sustainable...

REDD+ is a nature-based solution for climate change mitigation. It offers developing countries incentives for conserving their forests and for taking action to reduce or remove carbon emissions from forests. REDD+ actions can also help secure many...

”I worked for four months in my cocoa plantation, earning $300. With that, I’ll have to live for four months, until my cocoa trees have produced another two batches of beans.” This is Bamba Ibrahim, a 35-year-old cocoa farmer in Agboville in the...

One mangrove, a thousand hopes is a sentiment common to many Nigerians living near the river in Cross River State. “Mangroves provide the best firewood, as people who roast fish know,” says Idem Williamson, a villager living in Eseriebom community in...

Uganda’s lush tropical jungles, rainforests, savannahs, lakes and rivers are home to an astonishing array of biodiversity. In addition to supporting wildlife, so vital for the country's future heritage and tourist industry, Uganda's forest resources...

Knowledge exchanges help national development banks in Latin America and the Caribbean to develop strategies to increase finance for the forestry sector. National development banks (NDB) remain a key actor in the financing of the agricultural and...

The basis for the seven safeguards defined for REDD+ (Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is to avoid social and environmental risks and to promote benefits. In this context, the safeguards information system (SIS) is a...

“I feel a strong need to share simple stories that will increase people’s knowledge of the importance of forests. Since people tend to believe what they see over what they hear, vlogging is a good way to raise awareness,” says Oluwaseun Adekugbe from...