News & Events
Livelihoods and Landscapes sites have been chosen in Indonesia
Two sites have been chosen in Papua, Indonesia for implementation of the Livelihoods and Landscapes Initiative …
26 Mar 2008 | News story
IUCN Briefs High Level Government Officials about FLEGT
IUCN coordinated a briefing session for high-ranking government officials on March 17, 2008 to raise awareness about the principles of the European Union’s (EU) Forest Law Enforcement Governance Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan. FLEGT is an initiative of the EU to curb illegal logging and foster sustainable forest management through trade mechanisms. … | Vietnamese
25 Mar 2008 | News story
Window project: LLS working to improve forests around Beijing
Located to the northeast of Beijing, the Miyun Reservoir is the main source of drinking water for the 17 million residents of Beijing municipality, a city which faces a serious water crisis. …
21 Mar 2008 | News story
Resource Mapping in China
Livelihoods and Landscapes programme conducts socioeconomic assessments for forest restoration and community development in
10 Mar 2008 | Project description
Livelihoods and Landscapes Workshop, March 2008
Livelihoods and Landscapes brings together partner organizations in
03 Mar 2008 | Event
Adaptation to Climate Change in Mediterranean Forest Conservation and Management, April 2008
How can we increase forest and social resilience to major disturbances, such as large scale fires, which are exacerbated by climate change in the Mediterranean region? This will be the topic of conversation at a workshop to be held in
02 Mar 2008 | Event
China important to African timber producers
China’s role in Africa’s timber trade is an important one. Although imports from Africa make up a small proportion of China’s total timber imports, China is the main destination of up to 90% of timber for some producer countries on the continent. …
29 Feb 2008 | News story
Illegal logging estimated to cost world more than US$10 billion pa
Illegal logging is estimated to cost the world more than US$10 billion annually – more than six times the total amount of development assistance directed towards sustainable forest management. …
29 Feb 2008 | News story
Launch of reform agenda in Liberia
A new report, launched in Monrovia today, proposes formalizing customary Liberian land ownership by registering it as private property. This would signal the launch of a reform agenda that would restore the forest land rights of the overwhelming majority of Liberia’s rural populations; made up of poor agrarian families and clans. …
30 Jan 2008 | International news release
Making REDD Work for the Poor
IUCN, in collaboration with the Poverty and Environment Partnership (PEP), hosted an event during the Bali conference on climate change. As part of a full day devoted to the role of forests in climate change, organized by CIFOR, IUCN helped to ensure that social issues and linkages to poverty reduction were high on the agenda. …
09 Dec 2007 | Project description
