IUCN is contributing to the UNFCCC negotiations through the preparation and constant update of position papers on the nature-based solutions the organization is especially supporting.
Technical documents
Ecosystem‐based Approaches to Adaptation in National Policy: A case study from Nepal, Peru and Uganda
The role of ecosystems in adaptation is recognized at the international level under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation, or the conservation, sustainable management, and restoration of ecosystems to help people adapt to the impacts of climate change are gaining increasing attention, as they are accessible to the rural poor in developing countries and can be cost-effective. …
02 Dec 2011 | Downloads - document
The value of investing in locally-controlled forestry
Forests are a good investment option. In the words of one of the world’s leading international news and business weeklies: …
28 Jan 2011 | Downloads - document
Building effective pro-poor REDD-plus interventions
How enhanced multi-stakeholder processes can ensure REDD-plus works for vulnerable communities. …
07 Dec 2010 | Downloads - document
'Lives of the Forest'
'Lives of the Forest' is a new video created by indigenous activists from across the Asia Pacific region exploring the likely impacts of the UN's REDD programme on indigenous resources and lifestyles. It was created during a participatory video facilitator training in Ifugao (Philippines) by representatives of 15 distinct indigenous communities from 8 different countries. …
03 Dec 2010 | Downloads - document
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REDD Readiness Requires Radical Reform
Prospects for making the big changes needed to prepare for REDD-plus in Ghana. …
30 Jul 2010 | Downloads - document
Indigenous peoples and REDD-plus
Challenges and opportunities for the engagement of indigenous peoples and local communities in REDD-plus … | French
21 Jul 2010 | Downloads - document
One billion hectares of lost forests could be restored
“Across the globe lie more than a billion hectares of lost and degraded forest land that could be restored”, according to the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration, which includes IUCN. It’s a vast area – an area greater than China – with the potential to enrich communities, their environment and enterprises large and small. It’s an opportunity we can’t afford to miss. …
09 Jul 2010 | Downloads - document
Climate Change in the Daurian Steppe
Protecting biodiversity and local communities under an extreme and changing climate …
09 Jul 2010 | Downloads - document
Paramos
Enhancing capacities and coordination to cope with climate change effects …
09 Jul 2010 | Downloads - document
