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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.
Forests for people: Myanmar puts its REDD+ Safeguard Information System into practice
06/06/2020
The scene of women carrying leaves from “In” trees, or Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, back to their villages is quite common in rural Myanmar. The leaves are collected in forests and used...
Addressing forest crime in a post-Covid-19 era
01/06/2020
The Lower Mekong basin is of global significance, boasting an incredibly high diversity of forest habitats. These forests are home not only to diverse and rare wildlife but are also...
REDD+ hits the road in Democratic Republic of the Congo
25/05/2020
REDD+ is entering an exciting new phase. After years of preparation, an increasing number of countries are advancing in the implementation of REDD+ actions on the ground. One such country...
Government and civil society discuss Myanmar’s REDD+ Safeguards Information System
24/04/2020
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has great potential to deliver environmental and social benefits beyond the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, such efforts...
FAO leads the way to clearer peatland mapping and monitoring
19/03/2020
Peatlands cover only 3 percent of the world's surface yet contain as much carbon as all of its vegetation, dramatically underscoring their pivotal role in global climate regulation. Their degradation,...
Mapping forest degradation using remote sensing data in Uganda
17/03/2020
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...
FAO webinar “Peatland mapping and monitoring”
16/03/2020
FAO and its partners are delighted to invite you to the online seminar “Peatland mapping and monitoring”. The seminar will present a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with leading experts,...
CBIT-Forest Inception Workshop takes place in Rome
16/03/2020
A one-day inception meeting of the FAO/GEF project “Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” has taken place at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy on 19 February...
From data to decisions: How countries link forest monitoring into policy-making
14/03/2020
It is often acknowledged that making decisions based on scientific evidence is good practice and that, therefore, providing decision-makers with reliable information is an important development strategy. This is also...
Making Secured Collective Tenure Rights a Reality in Nepal, Peru and Tanzania
10/03/2020
Approximately 2.5 billion people worldwide rely on collective lands as a source of food, fuel and income. The customary claims of indigenous peoples and local communities cover more than half...