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Everyone’s a winner: The smart way of doing business

The total amount of degraded forest and other productive land in the world today is an area roughly the size of South America.

 

Congo’s hidden carbon

The peatlands of the Congo Basin have formed over thousands of years, and are estimated to contain about 30 billion tons of carbon.

 

Preserving precious peat in the Congo Basin

The DRC has the biggest forest in Central Africa. The peatland discovered in the Central Basin is important for its significant biodiversity.

 

When thinking of forests, don’t forget the value of trees

As part of the Bonn Challenge, some 40 countries, sub-national jurisdictions, and non-governmental entities have pledged to restore forest landscapes.

 

Soil management and land restoration vital to meeting climate change and sustainable development targets

There is increasing recognition that more integrated approaches to ecosystem health assessments are needed to meet the targets of the 2030 Agenda.

 

Seeing the peat for the forests

The destruction of forest cover on peatlands delivers a blow for carbon emissions with losses from standing biomass and from the drying of peat soils.

 

Promoting the role of natural regeneration in large-scale forest and landscape restoration

Challenges and opportunities &  consultation to operationalize regional strategy and action plan for forest and landscape restoration in Asia-Pacific.

 

Roundup for International Day of Forests 2017: Forests and Energy

March 21 is the UN International Day of Forests, and we have a round-up of some of our best content on this year's theme: Forests and Energy.

 
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Roundup for International Women’s Day: Our Top 5 Articles on Gender

At the GLF we have been empowering women to be be bold and take leadership in creating the beautiful, equitable and sustainable landscapes of tomorrow.

 

Convergence awards grant to ADM Capital and ADM Capital Foundation for design of financing facility for renewable energy and smallholder livelihood projects in Indonesia

Convergence offers grant funding for practitioners to design innovative blended finance instruments that address a key development need.

 

Time to get it together on mitigation and adaptation

Because of the way international negotiations have separated adaptation from mitigation, two different communities of practices have emerged.

 

CIFOR and UNEP team up to work on sustainable landscapes

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by CIFOR and UNEP to foster joint action on promoting integrated landscape management and restoration.

 

From Paris to Marrakesh: Forests, climate change and REDD+ in Southeast Asia

The world’s nations met at Marrakesh in 2016 to map out implementation of the Paris Agreement. The implications for Southeast Asia’s forests were discussed.

 

To find real solutions, focus beyond climate emissions

Peter Holmgren of CIFOR says: if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and meet our climate targets, we have to find a new way of doing things

 

Climate change negotiations and agriculture: Where are we going?

Climate change negotiations and agriculture: Where are we going? In many developing countries, evidence and political will converge in agriculture sector.

 
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