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“When I was a boy, the lake was beautiful,” Bernardo San Juan says. “In the early 70s we would picnic here and swim in the lake. We would just bring a pot and some rice, we would catch fish to cook and drink the…
Dingiri, The Gambia: When Bundauda Samasa was a boy, everyone knew to the day when the rains would start and stop sprinkling the fields in The Gambia’s Upper River Region, and what harvest of groundnuts, vegetables…
US$ 95 million Sustainability Bond issued to finance sustainable natural rubber plantation - fighting deforestation and creating 16,000 fair-wage jobs. Concession areas form a buffer zone protecting one of the…
Kenya is looking to develop agricultural activity that recognizes the benefits of biodiversity and climate-friendly land management. UN Environment and the National Museums of Kenya have agreed to work together to…
UN Environment, the Global Environment Facility and partners have been helping India develop mechanisms and institutions to deliver biotechnology benefits safely and in a way that doesn’t harm the environment.…
UN Environment will implement the largest natural resource development project in the history of The Gambia to help the West African nation tackle climate change impacts and restore degraded forests, farmland and…
There’s growing awareness in the Islamic Republic of Iran that wetlands are valuable and sustain livelihoods. Ramsar, “the gem of northern Iran”, is the town that gives its name to the Ramsar Convention. The…
By Joop van Bodegraven, policy adviser on nature conservation for the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality The Netherlands is a densely populated country, with a high standard of living and…
The Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility, launched in Jakarta in October 2016, has finalized its first investment to help reduce poverty while preserving the habitat of three critically endangered species. Over…
9 January 2017: The West African country of The Gambia is prone to flooding and coastal erosion. The River Gambia, which passes through it, is both a source of livelihoods for communities and at the same time can…
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