Across West Africa, communities are reshaping the future of forests. From women-led restoration efforts in Cabo Verde to youth patrolling community forests in Sierra Leone, community-based forestry (CBF) is demonstrating what becomes possible when local people have their tenure rights recognized, are empowered to manage and restore the landscapes they depend on.

La province de l’Équateur, au nord-ouest de la République démocratique du Congo, abrite de vastes forêts denses humides à forte valeur écologique et économique. Malgré ce potentiel, la pauvreté et la déforestation persistent en milieu rural.

In the Republic of Congo, a groundbreaking initiative is helping Bantou and Indigenous Peoples strengthen their livelihoods through secure land tenure and sustainable agroforestry.

FAO has released a new certified e-learning course, Enhancing policy coherence through public expenditure analysis for forests, designed to help countries strengthen the links between agriculture, forestry and national climate and biodiversity commitments.

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This is the first results-based payment project approved by the GCF Board for Uganda, and for Africa, and also for a Least Developed Country (LDC) marking a milestone in climate action for the continent.

West Africa’s forests are crucial for biodiversity, climate resilience, and the livelihoods of local communities.

In the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Environmental Integrity is a fundamental principle of the REDD+ approach, aimed at ensuring that reductions in forest emissions are real, measurable, verifiable, and effectively contribute to mitigating climate ...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Kumasi, Ghana: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), is hosting a Regional West Africa Workshop on...

The Government of Equatorial Guinea is launching an extensive 18-month project to develop its national investment plan which will position the country to participate in the international initiative for Reducing...

Supporting countries from REDD+ readiness to REDD+ implementation and results reporting, FAO offers technical expertise in assessing the drivers of deforestation and degradation and in seeking opportunities for forest carbon...

Climate change is an integral part of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a set of 17 global goals that countries have adopted to guide development efforts....

A US$10-million investment to help combat climate change in a large swathe of the world's second-largest rain forest was outlined to stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Technical experts gathered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire at the fourth and final regional “Training the Trainers” Workshop to share their knowledge on REDD+ Monitoring, and Measurement, Reporting and Verification. The...

The UN-REDD Programme's newly released Methodological Brief on Gender defines its approach to gender equality and women’s empowerment. It provides guidance, concrete entry points and good practice examples to help...