Publications
Comparative legal study on forests in West Africa
19/11/2024
This publication offers a comparative analysis of forest legal frameworks in seven West African countries — Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone — highlighting...
Strengthening decentralized forest governance in West Africa
18/10/2024
This publication presents lessons learned from subregional dynamics, national legal frameworks, and best practices in forest governance in West Africa. It explores various approaches to decentralization, highlighting the role of...
Open Foris: collection, analysis and reporting of forest information
14/10/2024
Open Foris is a set of free and open-source tools that supports countries in collecting, analyzing, and reporting reliable forest data to improve monitoring, decision-making, and sustainable forest management.
Info brief: Review of forestry rights, the case of République démocratique du Congo
07/10/2024
This document (in French) focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo, is part of a series, including the Republic of Congo and Côte d'Ivoire, which examines the forest rights of...
Info brief: Review of forestry rights, the case of Côte d'Ivoire
20/06/2024
The document (in French) outlines the efforts made by Côte d'Ivoire and the progress that still needs to be made in light of its commitments made during COP26 of the...
Comparative legal study focusing on carbon rights in the context of REDD+ countries: Legal trends and case studies from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America
06/02/2024
This study offers a comprehensive comparative analysis that focuses on the nature and allocation of ER rights, as well as the legal entitlements associated with REDD+ outcomes. To conduct this...
Monitoring gender equality and social inclusion in forest and landscape restoration programs
27/09/2023
Integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in forest and landscape restoration projects and programmes helps to ensure access to a diversity of knowledge; promotes the efficiency and effectiveness of...
Bulletin d'information des projets Preforest et Prorep, numéro 1, mai – juillet 2023
20/09/2023
Ce bulletin d'information se veut une synthèse des réalisations passées et des perspectives de mise en œuvre de ces initiatives soutenues par le gouvernement congolais à travers son Ministère de...
Brochure: OECD-FAO business handbook on deforestation and due diligence in agricultural supply chains
31/08/2023
The OECD-FAO Business Handbook on Deforestation and Due Diligence in Agricultural Supply Chains aims to help companies incorporate deforestation and forest degradation considerations in their supply chain due diligence and...
OECD-FAO business handbook on deforestation and due diligence in agricultural supply chains
31/08/2023
This handbook was developed by OECD and FAO to help companies embed considerations on deforestation and forest degradation into their corporate due diligence procedures. It is informed by FAO’s extensive...
How much do large-scale and small-scale farming contribute to global deforestation?
11/05/2023
The study presented in this document expands on the work conducted during the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 Remote Sensing Survey (RSS) and revisits the extensive dataset of areas...
Carbon rights in the context of jurisdictional REDD+: Tenure links and country-based legal solutions
19/12/2022
More clarity on who ‘owns’ emissions reductions is still needed to access different sources of forest carbon finance and protect the rights of vulnerable groups, according to a new information...
From reference levels to results: REDD+ reporting by countries
19/12/2022
This report provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) modalities for REDD+ reporting and additional technical Measurement, Reporting and Verification requirements from different standards...
Examen des droits forestiers des populations autochtones et des communautés locales pour un meilleur accès aux financements liés à la REDD+
19/12/2022
Le présent document vise à fournir une brève analyse du contexte national et donne un aperçu du positionnement de la République du Congo pour répondre à son engagement vis-à-vis de...
Halting deforestation from agricultural value chains: the role of governments
29/09/2022
This paper summarizes the current state of concepts and approaches for addressing deforestation in the trade, marketing, and production of agricultural commodities that have a disproportionate impact on forests at...
West African Land Cover Reference System
25/07/2022
There is an increasing necessity to provide timely and updated information about the status of land resources. It is well-known that land degradation not only results in reduced food production...
Legal and sustainable forest value chains for climate action: Examples of country experiences
08/06/2022
Legal and sustainable forest value chains hold significant potential to contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the target, outlines in the Paris Agreement, to limit average global...
Perú y las turberas: Necesidades y brechas de conocimiento
29/11/2021
Esta publicación presenta los puntos de vista de diversos actores sobre las necesidades y desafíos al trabajar con turberas en el Perú. Se basa en 104 respuestas recibidas a la...
Info Brief: Developing Capacity for National Forest Monitoring Systems
08/11/2021
UN-REDD support and innovative solutions for collecting, managing and reporting forest data.