Des techniciens inspirés se penchent sur l’analyse des données de l’Inventaire forestier national à Kinshasa
08/02/2019
En octobre 2018, les Programmes internationaux du Service forestier des États-Unis, en partenariat avec l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture, ont organisé une formation de quatre jours en...
Equatorial Guinea reaffirms its commitment to the fight against climate change, moving forward to green development
07/02/2019
Equatorial Guinea’s progress and achievements in the fight against climate change were celebrated today at an event in the capital Malabo. Authorities, institutional representatives and members of the civil society...
Mesoamerican countries work together to improve reporting on climate change
04/02/2019
More and more countries agree that sharing lessons learned, especially on such a complex subject as GHG inventory is crucial for strengthening countries' technical and institutional capacities to progress in...
Significant Progress in Myanmar’s REDD+ Readiness Phase
28/12/2018
Myanmar has the highest proportion of forest cover in mainland Southeast Asia. According to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 44.2% of...
Equipped with knowledge. Discussing the protection of one of the world's largest carbon hotspots
22/12/2018
Peatlands are lands with a naturally accumulated plant layer on their surface, stored by the high water level. Peatland ecosystems store great amounts of carbon and have therefore become a...
Beyond REDD+: New applications of developed NFMS and Remote Sensing tools
20/12/2018
Through many years of experience and country examples, we have learned that data on forest ecosystems is crucial for forest-related decision-making at the local and national level. National Forest Monitoring Systems...
Data-based win-win solutions for agriculture and forestry in Côte d'Ivoire
19/12/2018
With almost half of the working population employed in the agriculture industry, Côte d’Ivoire’s economy is greatly affected by climate change and the multiple weather variations it brings. In addition,...
Updated GlobAllomeTree ready to support South Asian countries
15/12/2018
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) may lead to a significant increase in the amount of carbon sequestered by forests, contributing greatly to national and international efforts to...
From community consultation to active collaboration in REDD+: Local Communities and IPs at the forefront of REDD+ Implementation
10/12/2018
Often in the past, policies and programs to protect and expand forests have had an environmental or production focus, while the interest, needs and knowledge of people depending on them...
REDD+ nesting: reducing emissions, forest monitoring and benefit sharing at multiple scales
05/12/2018
Many countries around the world are working to reduce emission from deforestation and forest degradation, sustainably manage, conserve and enhance forest carbon stocks (REDD+). Regional South-South exchanges have emerged to...
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