Abu Dhabi Meeting Takes Stock of Progress Ahead of UN Climate Action Summit
The Abu Dhabi Preparatory Meeting for the UN Secretary General’s UN Climate Action Summit brought together representatives from government, business, […]
Study finds lemurs in degraded Madagascar forest skinny and stunted
Photo by Charles J Sharp – Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75870159 In Madagascar’s Tsinjoarivo rainforest, […]
Kenya Forest Service allocates area for endangered Bongo species
The Kenya Forest Service has allocated 776 acres within the Mt. Kenya Forest ecosystem for Mountain Bongo conservation. The land […]
Rethinking Global Climate Action beyond 2020
After a brief celebratory moment following the Paris Agreement on climate change, governmental ambitions have not been anywhere close to […]
Nigeria plans 8-fold increase in palm oil production
Nigeria plans to invest 180 billion naira ($500 million) to increase its palm oil production from around 600,000 tons a […]
World Rainforest Day – 22nd June 2019
Rainforests are vital for the survival of life on Earth. We depend on the Amazon rainforest alone for 20% of […]
Putting local people at the heart of land restoration
Globally, desertification and the associated land degradation are currently threatening the livelihoods of 1 billion people in more than 100 countries. […]
Forests for peace and well-being
The 28th Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission and Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 are now open in Incheon, Republic of […]
Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019: Forests for Peace and Well-being
Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (APFW2019) will be held in Songdo Convensia Convention Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea on 17-21 June 2019. It will be […]
Can forests and smallholders live in harmony in Africa?
Africa – Agriculture continues to present the biggest threat to forests worldwide. Some experts predict that crop production needs to […]