09/08/2018

EU Carbon Accounting System to Measure Forest Impacts on GHG Emissions

The European Union (EU) has adopted a carbon-based accounting system for measuring how forest management practices can…

28/06/2018

National Forest Stewardship Standard of Uganda approved

The FSC Performance and Standards Unit (PSU) is pleased to announce the publication of the FSC National Forest…

16/06/2018

South Sudan First State of Environment Report Emphasizes Sustainable Resource Management for Peace

The report reviews the historical and geographical context and the socioeconomic and natural drivers of environmental…

16/06/2018

Main Messages from 35 VNR Countries Outline SDG Actions and Plans

Of the 47 countries scheduled to present their Voluntary National Reviews during the HLPF in July, 35 have issued main…

14/06/2018

Building Resistance and Resilience: Regeneration Should Not be Left to Chance

Contemporary forest planning has tasked managers with developing goals focused on resistance and resilience. In…

14/06/2018

UNFF13 Links Strategic Plan on Forests to SDG Achievement, Adopts Communication Strategy

UNFF13 focused on forest-related solutions for sustainable development, with delegates addressing implementation of the…

14/06/2018

As Cameroon prepares for the African Cup of Nations, trees fall

YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cameroon has cut thousands of hectares of forest to build stadiums, hotels,…

14/06/2018

13th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13): Highlights for Monday, 7 May 2018

The thirteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13) opened on Monday, 7 May 2018, at UN Headquarters in New York…

14/06/2018

Building Resistance and Resilience: Regeneration Should Not be Left to Chance

Contemporary forest planning has tasked managers with developing goals associated with resistance and resilience. In…

15/03/2018

Sub-Saharan Africa to receive £25M in new programme aimed at early career scientists

A new sub-Saharan Africa grant scheme, Future Leaders – African Independent Researchers (FLAIR) Fellowships, opens for…

15/03/2018

Vacancy announcement: AFF Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer

AFF has established a Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Unit (PMERU) to facilitate the implementation of…

01/01/1970

From youth empowerment to youth investment: the Jobs for Youth in Africa strategy

Africa’s greatest asset is its young people. However, without harnessing their potential and equipping them with skills…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank’s Board of Directors approves the Bank’s borrowing program for 2021

The 2021 Borrowing Program of the African Development Bank has been approved by the Board of Directors for up to $10.4…

01/01/1970

On Turkey-Africa Partnership panel, participants discuss trade and stimulus to cushion the economic fallout of COVID-19

African Development Bank Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Khaled Sherif said…

01/01/1970

2020: The year of the pandemic and a new era of virtual working

Nothing could have prepared the world for the onslaught of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19. Spreading rapidly across…