Noticias

Kampala, Uganda — on Tuesday, 25th August, 2026, a high-level stakeholder workshop was convened in Uganda to review and validate the final draft of the policy coherence analytical framework using public expenditure analysis developed through the UN-REDD Programme. 

Durante la semana del 7 al 12 de septiembre, una delegación de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Corporación para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Sur de la Amazonía (Corpoamazonía), realizó una misión territorial al Núcleo de Desarrollo Forestal y de la Biodiversidad (NDFyB) de Paraíso Amazónico en el municipio de Solano, en el departamento del Caquetá.

In the hills of Serra Malagueta, on Santiago Island in Cabo Verde, keeping soil on the slopes is part of keeping farming possible. Long dry periods make it difficult to grow crops and establish young trees. When rain does fall, it can wash away exposed soil. For families who depend on small farms and livestock, caring for the land is closely tied to earning a living.

Papua New Guinea has achieved an important milestone under the Paris Agreement with the submission of its First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR1) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Papua New Guinea has officially launched implementation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Results-Based Payment (RBP) Programme, transforming years of REDD+ efforts into one of the country's largest climate finance initiatives.

Después de seis años de implementación de la Forestería Comunitaria, en el marco de la Estrategia Nacional REDD+, Colombia cuenta con evidencia y aprendizajes suficientes para consolidar este enfoque como una política de Estado. La experiencia demuestra que conservar los bosques y reducir la deforestación y la degradación requiere una estrategia integral que fortalezca la gobernanza territorial, asegure el acompañamiento institucional y técnico a largo plazo a las organizaciones comunitarias, y promueva economías forestales sostenibles.

En el corazón del Putumayo, en la franja de transición andino-amazónica, el Resguardo Indígena Inga Villa Catalina de Puerto Rosario lidera una transformación histórica: un modelo de gestión transectorial donde la sostenibilidad ambiental y la resolución de conflictos sociales son interdependientes.

Lusaka, Zambia – Forest carbon initiatives are expanding rapidly in Zambia, bringing new opportunities to finance forest conservation, support rural livelihoods, and contribute to the country’s climate goals. But as interest in carbon markets grows, so too does the need to understand what these initiatives mean for the communities living in and managing Zambia’s forests. 

Lagos, Nigeria, 20–21 May 2026 – Key stakeholders from Nigeria’s financial, agricultural, environmental, and development sectors convened in Lagos to advance and mainstream the country’s transition toward deforestation-free finance and sustainable agricultural investment.

Developed with Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the UN-REDD Programme, the certified course helps policymakers and practitioners use FAO’s Solutions-tree: solutions to halting deforestation – through sustainable agrifood systems transformation.