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Unlocking the potential of community timber
11/2021

Growing international and domestic demand for tropical timber has resulted in critical wood supply gaps for many tropical timber-producing countries, in some instances linked to a surge in illegal logging. Growing shortages of legal timber supply have necessitated the exploration of alternative sources of legally produced timber. Community forestry has been recognized as a potential source that could boost legal timber supply on the domestic market of tropical timber-producing countries.

Assessment of the Ugandan commercial timber plantation resource and markets for its products
11/2021

Forests are critical resources in Uganda, providing numerous benefits, including the most common forms of energy; charcoal and firewood. The current demand for wood products greatly exceeds the supply. This study estimates the extent of the timber plantation resource, characterizes the timber that the commercial plantations will yield in the next 10 years and assesses the markets and demand for forest products from timber plantations.

Turning the tide on deforestation
11/2021

This brochure presents flagship initiatives and programmes designed by members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests to contribute to the common goal formulated by UN Secretary-General António Guterres of “turning the tide on deforestation”. The brochure reaffirms the call by leaders at UNFCCC COP26 for action to accelerate efforts to halt deforestation.

Women’s participation in wood-based value chains in VPA-implementing countries. MALEBI: Women at the forefront of sustainable charcoal production in Côte d'Ivoire
11/2021

This brief describes the constraints as well as opportunities of women in the wood-based supply chain, from a case study that focuses on The Association of Women Producers and Traders of Secondary Forest Products (MALEBI) in Côte d’Ivoire.

The Restoration Initiative: 2020 Year in Review
The Restoration Initiative: 2020 Year in Review
11/2021

With support from the Global Environment Facility, this pathbreaking programme led by IUCN in partnership with FAO and the UN Environment Programme is supporting ten Asian and African countries in achieving shared restoration goals.