Press Release
Bangkok, Thailand, 26 July 2016 — To celebrate International Mangroves Day, Mangroves for the Future (MFF) has released a multimedia story (refer to Links sectionÌýon the right-hand side of this page) showcasing its achievements and efforts across 11 countries towards…
Stemming from the regional assessments on capacity development needs and priorities on biodiversity in South-East Europe, the training was designed to transfer knowledge and enhance capacities of the governmental officials, researchers and civil society representatives on describing and…
In any area with potential for restoration, companiesÌýare likely to be key players. We created this guide to help NGOs and others who want to engage constructively with companies on forest restoration. The recommendations, information, and resources are based on interviews and surveys of…
More than 750 million hectares of deforested and degraded land in Africa can be restored, to the benefit of vulnerable local communities and the environment. To catalyse regional collaboration on this immense potential, two high-level meetings are taking place in Kigali, Rwanda this week.
On July 27-29, 2016, southern Africa’s oldest regional network is meeting at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique, to discuss the conservation of the Miombo woodlands.
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“APAP has made tremendous progress. It has greatly expanded its membership, and is now becoming truly regional in scope; it has a clearer identity and a much higher profile; and most importantly, it has started to fulfil its vision of being a platform for sharing best practices in…
In the volcano-studded island of Java, the fourth largest island in Indonesia, one woman stands at the forefront of efforts to mainstream participatory development and gender into conservation.ÌýIn the third of a series of stories celebrating and honouring the people and initiatives that have…
This September, an estimated 10,000 people will converge on the Hawai‘i Convention Center in Honolulu to exchange conservation ideas, discuss pressing issues and learn from one another at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Conference. Forests will be at the top of the agenda for manyÌý–Ìýand dozens of…
The World Heritage Committee yesterday inscribed nine new natural World Heritage sites evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥).
The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), FAO Forestry Department and partners are hosting a session at the FAO Committee on Forestry session (COFO 23) on July 20, 2016 from 9:00 – 16:30 in the Iran Room.ÌýÌý