Story | 03 Oct, 2016
Blog: 'Can’t see the water for the trees?' By James Dalton et al.
Originally published in Global Water Forum, Monday 3 October 2016. To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation – all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees – lots of them. How should we do both?
Story | 29 Sep, 2016
Enabling rights-based REDD+ frameworks in tropical countries
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) can improve lives, protect forests and biodiversity, and mitigate climate change. Forests serve as natural storage sinks for carbon, and deforestation is the second leading cause of carbon emissions contributing to climate…
Story | 28 Sep, 2016
Event: Sharing knowledge from REDD+ projects in Ghana, Mexico and Peru
On September 29, 2016, IUCN’s Global Forest Programme (GFP) is hosting a learning exchange on benefit sharing mechanisms in REDD+ initiatives at the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Assembly Meeting. The event is taking place in Accra, Ghana and will be live streamed so you can tune in…
Story | 23 Sep, 2016
Forests, chopsticks, loco moco and an Arctic explorer find a connection at Students’ Day
Nearly 1,000 Hawaii students descended on the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress for Students’ Day. Those who passed through the Forest Pavilion were treated to a unique local perspective on forests and a visit from National Geographic Explorer Paul Rose.
Story | 22 Sep, 2016
Pacific representatives at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawai’i stressed the need for the reforestation of degraded forest land in Pacific Island countries.
Story | 21 Sep, 2016
In this second part of a two-part blog series, George Akwah Neba, IUCN’s REDD+ Programme Officer, continues his discussion on secured livelihoods as a critical dimension of the rights-based approach and pro-poor oriented frameworks for REDD+.
Story | 20 Sep, 2016
Secured livelihoods are a critical dimension of the rights-based approach and pro-poor oriented frameworks for REDD+. In this first part of a two-part blog series, George Akwah Neba, IUCN’s REDD+ Programme Officer, shares his thoughts on these initiatives.
Story | 15 Sep, 2016
Leaders look to the future of restoration and the Bonn Challenge at IUCN World Conservation Congress
Forest landscape restoration took the spotlight at a two-part high-level workshop at IUCN Congress in Hawai‘i, showcasing the experiences and commitment of Bonn Challenge pledgers and partners. Allegra Wrocklage from the University of Michigan reports on the second workshop, 4 September 2016.…
Story | 15 Sep, 2016
Thailand: Where mangrove (trees) thrive, birds prosper
Mangroves are a sign of resilience and resistance and are critical in maintaining the health of local fishing industries and in protecting vulnerable coastlines from natural disasters. They provide spawning and nursery areas for fish, food and other products for local livelihoods, and they offer…
Story | 14 Sep, 2016
Restoration leaders focus on Bonn Challenge successes at IUCN World Conservation Congress
Forest landscape restoration took the spotlight at a two-part high-level workshop at IUCN Congress in Hawai‘i, showcasing the experiences and commitment of Bonn Challenge pledgers and partners. Nadia Vandergriff from the University of Michigan reports on the first workshop, 3 September 2016.