April 17, 2012
Source: Norad -- Promoting Sustainable Development and poverty reduction is an overarching goal of Norwegian foreign development policy.
April 10, 2012
Source: UNDP -- Once on the brink of resettlement due to desertification, soil degradation and lack of water, the Abrha Atsbha community in northern Ethiopia has reclaimed its land through the reforestation and sustainable management of over 224,000 hectares of forest.
April 4, 2012
Source: Sudan Vision Daily -- Sudan has joined UN-REDD as partner in observer status in 2010 and started to develop its national REDD+ Strategy, which needs cooperative efforts of all governmental institutions, non governmental organizations, local communities, donor and UN agencies.
March 28, 2012
Source: NYT -- researchers have created a new high-resolution map of carbon storage in tropical forests that could play an important role in effective forest management.
March 20, 2012
Source: FPP -- This article argues that indigenous resource management systems are not only well poised to reduce deforestation rates but also to provide a rich array of experiences, expertise, and practices that can significantly contribute to protecting biodiversity, food security, and sustainable livelihoods in indigenous communities, as well as finding answers to climate change challenges.
Source: BBC -- Illegal logging generates $10-15bn around the world, according to new analysis from the World Bank. Its report, Justice for Forests, says that most illegal logging operations are run by organised crime, and much of the profit goes to corrupt officials.
March 14, 2012
Source: iisd -- The March issue of Go-REDD+, a newsletter of the UN-REDD-Programme's Asia-Pacific team, focuses on whether REDD+ in its current form can be achievable by all States, and in particular in "fragile" States.
Source: UN-REDD Viet Nam -- UN-REDD Programme Viet Nam is now developing two reports, the evaluation report for effectiveness of awareness raising and training, and lesson learned report from activities in particular areas such as FPIC, Benefits Distribution System (BDS) consultations.
March 8, 2012
Source: AlertNet -- The government of Cameroon has intensified a crackdown on illegal loggers in a measure aimed at conserving the country’s forest resources and combating the effects of climate change.
March 5, 2012
Source: UNDP -- Le 15 février dernier, le Ministre de l’Environnement, Conservation de la Nature et Tourisme de la RDC a signé à Kinshasa un arrêté instituant la procédure d’homologation des projets de REDD+.