Drylands occupy approximately 40% of Earth's land area and are home to more than two billion people.
This Manual is first and foremost a community tool to facilitate implementation of Ghana鈥檚 National Wildfire Management Policy. However it will also serve as an instrument for fire management trainers in communities with little experience in fire management and for consultation by professionals鈥
A Great Oak in Guyana鈥檚 Windsor Forest and an observant little tree 鈥榩repared to care for humanity鈥 helped 15-year-old Charl茅e Gittens from Barbados and 13-year-old Wang Sa from China to win gold medals in the Universal Postal Union鈥檚 40th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young鈥
Effective management of coastal 鈥榖lue carbon鈥 systems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses, requires implementation of strategic policy and financing mechanisms 鈥 most of which are already in place, as for example Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+).鈥
The first is now open, accepting Threatened Species and Rapid Action Grants. Deadline for applications is August 12, 2011.聽
Poverty and environmental degradation go hand-in-hand throughout the world; each can cause the other. With the global population likely to reach nine billion by 2050 there is an urgent need to address both in tandem when devising new economic development models.
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and partners聽have completed the development of a national gender strategy for Egypt. The 鈥淣ational Strategy for Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change in Egypt鈥 was completed in Spring, with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 in its role as a leading member of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance.