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Stay up to date with the latest news and announcements on FAO’s work to halt deforestation, forest degradation and emissions. Here you will find updates on new initiatives, key milestones, and important information from countries and partners working together for forests, climate and sustainable development.
Opportunities and challenges associated with emerging carbon finance in forestry and land use - Insights from the FAO/MAFF Climate Finance Seminar
04/06/2021
Climate finance options for forests are proliferating – but which ones can help countries reduce greenhouse gas emission at scale? There is a need and an opportunity for countries to...
To halt deforestation we must look at the ways we produce and consume our food
03/06/2021
During the 25th session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Committee on Forestry, the High-Level Dialogue on “Turning the Tide on Deforestation” engaged government, civil society, private sector...
Apps and animations improve traditional dairy production in Kazakhstan
01/06/2021
Within the vast borders of Kazakhstan, the world’s ninth largest country, about two million families earn a living from the dairy sector. Small-scale farmers who own fewer than five cows...
GLFAfrica event on Monitoring the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration – Launch of FERM and DRIP paltforms
28/05/2021
Technology and innovation for restoration monitoring is rapidly advancing supported by developments in geospatial technology and imagery. If deployed effectively across critical landscapes, these technical solutions for restoration planning and...
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Tracking forest fires from above
13/05/2021
Every year, deliberately set fires and wildfires burn millions of hectares of forests and other types of vegetation around the world. In 2015, approximately 98 million hectares of forest were...
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Data for better climate action – 14 global climate initiatives join forces to promote the value of climate transparency
11/05/2021
Bonn, Germany. 11 May 2021 – Today, 14 global entities launched a renewed effort to increase data-driven climate action around the world. With the decisive UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in...
New project supported by FAO and GEF will strengthen Cuba's technical capacities to report to the Paris Agreement
03/05/2021
Strengthening the institutional and technical capacities of Cuba in the sectors of agriculture, forestry and other land uses to improve transparency under the Paris Agreement, is the purpose of a...
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Global Transformation of Forest for People and Climate: A Focus on West Africa
29/04/2021
Extension of the call for proposals to May 09, 2021 at 23:59 GMT
The deadline for the call for proposals has been extended to May 09, 2021 at 23: 59 GMT to provide more...
Forest and land-use data to go Hand-in-Hand for sustainable development
28/04/2021
The Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform (HiH GP) is a new and unparalleled source of accessible and transparent geospatial data from across the sectors of agriculture, fisheries and forestry. The platform includes over one...
Collaborative Partnership on Forests calls for halt to deforestation
27/04/2021
27 April 2021, New York - A group of 15 international organizations working on forestry today issued a joint statement highlighting the need to halt the destruction of the world's forests.
Chaired by the...