People and forests are connected. Study after study confirms this linkage, and it is known that hundreds of millions of rural people around the world either derive a portion of their livelihoods from the forest or are deeply dependant on forests in some way. Unlike measuring benefits from鈥
Climate mitigation and adaptation are a country鈥檚 most pressing actions in the face of a looming global climate crisis 鈥搘ith catastrophic consequences already occurring in many coastal regions. Now, the restoration of mangrove forests and other coastal systems is emerging as a solution聽鈥 serving鈥
A new report explores the results of Viet Nam鈥檚 policies on protecting and restoring forests, with a special focus on the country鈥檚 efforts to implement sustainable forestry models.聽
The workshop on 鈥淩estoring Myanmar鈥檚 Degraded and Deforested Landscapes鈥 was jointly organised by the Forest Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC), 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).聽The鈥
The Government of Uganda, in partnership with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and other government agencies, conducted an extensive assessment of restoration potential in the country. The study identified 8,079,622.1 ha. of land that could benefit from restoration and will help Uganda鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 Global Forest and Climate Change Programme (GFCCP) has launched a call for abstracts on 鈥淎chieving deforestation-free commitments through forest landscape restoration.鈥 The deadline is February 5, 2017.
Restoration of the world鈥檚 ecosystems is a huge challenge. In many cases, restoration processes occur at a landscape scale and so require the coordinated decision making of many stakeholders and landowners including communities, governments and the private sector. Working across so many sectors鈥
Current generations and those to come are faced with this complex challenge:聽given the scarcity of productive land, how to ensure the well-being of 7.4 billion people and聽accommodate an estimated聽1 billion more in the next 13 years without further depleting the base of life itself 鈥 our land and鈥
Growing global population and affluence means there are increasing and multiple demands on forest and other ecosystems to produce commodities and provide ecosystems services. While the demands for production continue to grow, the restrictions on where and how we can produce and protect become鈥
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Indo-Burma region will enter the new year with renewed optimism after making significant progress towards biodiversity conservation in 2016.聽