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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.
FAO calls for proposals: Provision of a study on “Analytical framework on Policy Coherence to halt deforestation: Aligning public expenditure and cross-sectoral strategies to meet climate change commitments in the AFOLU Sector”
28/02/2024
The UN-REDD Programme – FAO Halting Deforestation, Degradation, and Emissions Team invites proposals for the provision of a study on “Analytical framework on Policy Coherence to halt deforestation: Aligning public...
REDD+ payments must be shared fairly – FAO/UN-REDD report
06/02/2024
As countries increasingly qualify for payments under the REDD+ process and schemes in return for reducing their emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Successful south-south exchange between Latin American countries on forest degradation monitoring
22/12/2023
Experts from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru met in the Amazon city of Florencia (Colombia)
Forest degradation generates large carbon emissions (34% of forest sector emissions,...
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New study uncovers surprising carbon wealth in Myanmar's mangrove forests
22/12/2023
In a recent study published in the International Forestry Review, researchers from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Forest Research Institute in Myanmar have...
Have your say by 15 Jan 2024: Extended deadline for deforestation-free finance user needs survey
21/12/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is conducting a survey open for the participation of respondents from all types of financial institutions and all relevant functions and working...
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Into the woods: FAO presents a National Forest Inventory (NFI) e-learning series with digital badge
05/12/2023
As countries strive to meet international reporting requirements to develop more robust National Forest Monitoring Systems, including reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), the importance of National Forest...
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Monitoring gender equality and social inclusion in forest and landscape restoration programmes
05/12/2023
Global ambition to restore deforested and degraded lands has been increasing over the last decade as people have recognized the important role that healthy lands play in removing carbon dioxide...
Échange technique sur l'agroforesterie en Afrique : des expériences observées sur le terrain et des leçons apprises
05/12/2023
Avec la participation de 25 techniciens de différents pays africains, l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), en collaboration avec le Programme ONU-REDD, a organisé un échange sur...
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Guardians of the green: Empowering ecotourism and community-based forestry in West Africa
05/12/2023
In the heart of Senegal's picturesque Popenguine Reserve, a group of 50 individuals, armed with cameras and dozens of questions, are slowly moving through the forest and towards the coast....
Bolstering safeguards and ensuring Free, Prior, Informed Consent: An experience from Ngo District in the Republic of the Congo
28/11/2023
The Government of the Congo, through the Ministry of Forest Economy (MEF), with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has mobilised funding from...