Myanmar is home to an extraordinary diversity of wetlands, which include mountainous wetlands; large freshwater marshes and lakes; and coastal mangroves, mudflats and coral reefs. These ecosystems support fisheries, provide clean water, store carbon and protect local people from the impacts of鈥
Kigali, Rwanda 鈥 Business participation and investment in sustainable landscapes is critical for achieving inclusive green growth, according to a new report released here today at the Forest and Landscape Investment Forum.
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During the weekend of听Earth Day 2017 celebrations, over 80 individuals听听gathered in a four-day Forum and听launched听the BalkaNatureNet, set up to become听a transnational meeting point for all听individuals working听in the fields of nature conservation and education for sustainable development (ESD) in鈥
The inaugural听Forest and Landscape Investment Forum (FLIF) will be held in Kigali on 16 & 17 May. Participants from around the world will gather in Rwanda鈥檚 capital to discuss a broad spectrum of investments in forests and landscapes for sustainable environmental, social, economic and鈥
The first Asia Bonn Challenge High-Level Roundtable Meeting was held on May 9-10, 2017 in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Led by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of South Sumatra, in cooperation with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, the two-day meeting will be鈥
Four countries have made restoration pledges to the Bonn Challenge 鈥 totaling 1.65 million hectares 鈥 at the first Asia Bonn Challenge High-level Roundtable in South Sumatra.听
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and partners issue additional technical considerations to the 2013 IPCC Wetlands Supplement during the Bonn Climate Change Conference taking place from 8 - 18 May, 2017.
In collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Institut de Recherche pour le D茅veloppement (IRD), the Government of France and the Government of Australia, the Permanent Observer Mission of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 to the United Nations hosted a side event, entitled 鈥淢arine Protected Areas,鈥
Delegates from nearly a dozen countries in Asia are coming together in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia on May 9-10, 2017 to identify ways to collaborate on forest landscape restoration (FLR) in support of the Bonn Challenge.听
Our oceans, coasts and wetlands are crucial for our survival. Mangrove forests, for example, sequester massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and protect coastal communities from cyclone storm surges, while coastal wetlands and coral reefs provide breeding and nesting grounds for鈥