Norway and FAO will scale up innovative forest monitoring tool
27/06/2018
Access to satellite data and cutting-edge geospatial technologies will be broadened thanks to deeper collaboration between FAO and Norway, whose International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) agreed to scale up an innovative...
New technological advances for forest monitoring being operationalized by the Bangladesh Forest Department
03/07/2018
The Bangladesh Forest Department, with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and in collaboration with universities, is finalizing the field data collection for...
Improving Bangladesh's national capacities for using free and open source software for forest monitoring and assessment
05/07/2018
Using free and open source software for forest monitoring and assessment, such as Open Foris, is critical to ensure the sustainability of Bangladesh Forest Department’s mandate to manage and conserve...
FAO and Norway to scale up forest monitoring platform
08/07/2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) have announced plans to scale up a digital FAO platform that assists countries...
Finding the common ground to halt deforestation
20/07/2018
On 18 July 2018, institutional representatives gathered during the 6th World Forest Week in Rome, Italy at FAO Headquarters to attend an event entitled “Common Ground: multipurpose land-use planning for...
Implementing Article 5 of the Paris Agreement and achieving climate neutrality through forests: From COFO24 to COP24
23/07/2018
On 16 July 2018, government representatives, civil society and international organizations gathered for the high-level side event co-hosted by Poland’s Presidency for COP24 and FAO entitled “Implementing Article 5 of...
The Solomon Islands is getting ready to monitor future REDD+ successes
02/08/2018
The 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) highlighted climate change-related challenges small-island developing state face on a daily basis. The Solomon Islands, a double chain of islands located in...
Forests for peace: the role of forests in conflict reduction
02/08/2018
Forests sequester carbon, support the livelihoods of 1.7 billion people and act as vital reservoirs for biodiversity. However, as a valuable resource, forests have frequently been the spark that ignites...
Four new Green Climate Fund projects to support readiness activities in the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and the Lao People's Democratic Republic
06/08/2018
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has recently launched its support to prepare three countries for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of...
South-South cooperation is driving climate action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Côte d’Ivoire
09/08/2018
Together, African forests form one of the biggest carbon sinks in the world. Recognising the role of forests in helping mitigate climate change, many African countries are working towards implementing...
Ensuring the sustainability of National Forest Monitoring Systems
10/08/2018
Since 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been collaborating closely with the Virtual Center of Excellence on Forest Monitoring (CEVMF) to reinforce South-South Cooperation...
Liberia launches its first National Forest Inventory
16/08/2018
Following a ten-day intensive training program, the first Liberian National Forest Inventory (NFI) was launched on 4 June 2018 in Lofa County. Funded by the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, the...
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UN-REDD gathers Latin American journalists in Colombia for a media workshop
23/08/2018
On 23 July, journalists from 10 Latin American countries arrived in Colombia for a 4-day media workshop. Organised by the UN-REDD Programme with support from LatinClima, the media trip brought...
New project to safeguard the forests of Honduras under the leadership of women and rural and indigenous youth
14/09/2018
Supported by FAO and the Government of Canada, the project aims to contribute to the sustainable use of forest resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
On 9 August 2018, a new project was...
FAO launches a set of thematic readings on REDD+ mitigation actions
17/09/2018
Under the common theme “From REDD+ Readiness to Implementation and Results: FAO’s support to countries”, a set of flyers was recently published by FAO. The flyers aim to facilitate countries’...
Join a digital summit on Congolese peatlands
25/09/2018
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Digital Summit "Peatlands – A landscape to discover"
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Endorsing land use policy reforms to reduce deforestation and degradation in Peru
05/10/2018
The Paris Agreement requires individual countries to reduce emissions through climate action plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). A number of NDCs include measures to reduce deforestation and forest...
Two initiatives, one common goal: How REDD+ and FLEGT synergies put governance at the centre of the solution to address deforestation and illegal timber trade
08/10/2018
A growing movement to halt deforestation and forest degradation has put forest governance at the centre of these efforts. Governance, a cross-cutting theme, is at the heart of achieving Nationally...
Papua New Guinea’s REDD+ journey
09/10/2018
Recognising the significance of tropical forests and the importance of their protection, Papua New Guinea was one of the first countries to take the global lead in seeking to combat...
Where Are We Now, After 10 Years of Capacity Development on National Forest Monitoring Systems for REDD+?
10/10/2018
Reliable forest monitoring systems are key to realizing the climate change mitigation potential of tropical forests. In fact, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol was not able to provide meaningful incentives for...