Noticias
Manténgase al día con las últimas noticias y anuncios sobre el trabajo de la FAO para detener la deforestación, la degradación de los bosques y las emisiones. Aquí encontrará información actualizada sobre nuevas iniciativas, hitos importantes y aspectos clave de los países y asociados que trabajan juntos por los bosques, el clima y el desarrollo sostenible.
Towards innovative, conflict-sensitive and human rights-based approaches to forest monitoring
16/06/2020
The Governments of Myanmar and Finland today launched a trailblazing project designed to allow for monitoring of forests in a manner that is sensitive to local conflicts and protects human...
Building a holistic monitoring framework for ecosystem restoration
13/06/2020
Ecosystem degradation negatively impacts the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people globally, with severe implications on global GDP. Investing in ecosystem restoration has been proven to support livelihoods, provide...
Deforestation continues globally, if at a slower pace
12/06/2020
Forests underpin life on Earth. Globally, around 2.4 billion people or one-third of the entire human population depend directly on forests for wood for cooking their daily meals. And we...
Strengthening the legal basis for sustainable national forest monitoring systems
09/06/2020
Forests play a pivotal role in combating climate change by absorbing and storing carbon from the atmosphere. Together with improved land management, forests and trees could provide up to 30...
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...