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Forests soak up 30 per cent of emissions from industry and fossil fuels and are our best natural ally in the fight against the climate emergency. However, the ongoing deforestation and degradation, especially of…
The provision of a summary of information on how safeguards for REDD+ (also known as the Cancun safeguards) are being addressed and respected during the implementation of REDD+ activities is a requirement under the United Nations Framework…
Prepared for delivery at the webinar organized by the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat, UN DESA on the margins of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, titled “Forests at the heart of a green…
The safeguards information system (SIS) is a required element for REDD+ implementation, agreed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and a prerequisite for results-based payments under this Convention and the Green Climate…
10 September 2020: The ongoing wildfires in on the west coast of the United States have focused media attention on wildfires more generally and their link to biodiversity and habitat loss, as well as global heating…
To mark Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, which falls on 27 June, we are profiling entrepreneurs who are helping to tackle some of the planet’s most pressing environmental issues. When Leroy Mwasaru…
Fashion is one of the most visible industries on our planet. What we wear marks who we are. The novelty has come with a price. Today, the fashion industry accounts for 10 per cent of the planet’s carbon emissions…
Ahead of International Women’s Day, UN Women is celebrating people of every gender, age, ethnicity, race, religion and country, who are driving actions that will create the gender-equal world we all deserve. Meet…
Over 250 religious leaders gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia to make an historic commitment to protect the third largest tropical rainforest area in the world. The two-day launch event in January 2020 of the…
Big, small, flourishing or stumbling, tree nurseries in Africa come in all shapes and forms, and with varying quality. Some are owned by governments, others by non-profit groups, others still by individual farmers…
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