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Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme partner wins prestigious Whitley Award
15/05/2024
Guyanese conservationist and co-founder of the South Rupununi Conservation Society Leroy Ignacio has won a prestigious Whitley Award for his outstanding grassroots conservation work in Guyana’s Rupununi region.
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Nominate a UN World Restoration Flagship
16/04/2024
The UN World Restoration Flagships are the most ambitious, promising or successful examples of large-scale ecosystem restoration. They offer an opportunity for initiatives and countries to be globally recognized and celebrated for their restoration success stories.
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International Conference on Agrobiodiversity begins in Nepal
08/04/2024
Forest and farm producer organizations representing the world’s smallholder farmers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are gathering in Pokhara, Nepal, this week to explore how to best manage the world’s agrobiodiversity.
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SEPAL: Forest and land monitoring for climate action
2022
This flyer presents the System for Earth Observation, Data Access, Processing and Analysis for Land Monitoring (SEPAL) second phase – Forest and Land Monitoring for Climate Action – a four-year project to improve climate change mitigation plans and create better informed land-use policies.
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FAO Forestry Paper 188: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry
2022
This report outlines the technical and policy tools available for countries and stakeholders, as well as the steps needed, to effectively mainstream biodiversity in forestry.
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FAO Forestry Paper 187: Grazing with trees. A silvopastoral approach to managing and restoring drylands
2022
Trees in dryland forests provide animal feed, timber, fruit and help regulate soil and water cycles. Livestock in dryland forests also play an important role; not only are they a source of income for local communities, but they also mobilise stored biomass.