Is coal energy really needed to spur economic development and reduce poverty? Poverty is the state of human deprivation – deprivation of basic material needs, rights and freedoms, social and political power, education and economic participation. In 2012, almost 900 million people lived on less than $1.90 per day, a level of income considered to be inadequate for basic food, shelter and clothing, and a crude but practical indicator of extreme poverty.Read more …
Johannesburg, South Africa, 21st January 2016—South Africa today announced the official number of rhinos illegally killed in the country during 2015. The figure of 1,175 represents a slight drop on the 1,215 record total in 2014, but overall rhino poaching figures for Africa total a record high for the continent. Read more…
Participants (at the 13th FCPF Carbon Fund meeting in Brussels, Belgium) selected seven countries which will be to sign a Letter of Intent, upon which they will receive up to $650,000 in funding to prepare an in-depth plan for how they will reduce emissions, track the work, and report on the results: Ivoiry Cost – Madagascar – Mozambique – Nicaragua - Dominican Republic – Fiji – Lao.Read more …
This bi-monthly, multi-lingual news and information resource provides REDD+ practitioners with access to the tools needed to develop and share REDD+ capacities...Read more …
Oslo REDD Exchange 2016 will take place on June 14 – 15, 2016. The conference, following successful events in 2010 and 2013, is a key forum to convene REDD stakeholders from civil society, governments, private sector and academia. The goal is to promote the successful establishment and implementation of REDD+ through the exchange of perspectives, experiences and ideas.Read more …
Over the next five years, 39 organizations will be offered grants through the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI). The portfolio amounts to NOK 300 million per year.Read more …
10 February 2016: Researchers from Bioversity International and other research institutions have discovered a mostly unexplored source of wheat diversity that could offer valuable traits for improving resilience of wheat production to the impacts of climate change.Read more …
February 2016: The latest edition of the Governance of Tenure newsletter, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), provides a roundup of trainings and consultative activities aimed at enhancing the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Voluntary Guidelines).Read more …
The aim of this publication is to update policymakers and development practitioners on recent developments in pooled financing mechanisms. The work of the MPTF Office rests on the conviction that pooled financing mechanisms will prove increasingly instrumental in enhancing aid effectiveness, strengthening UN coordination and supporting transformative change for sustainable development in a rapidly evolving development financing landscape. Read more …
The 2015 Fiscal Year (FY15) report follows the structure of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Program Level Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework, adopted by the Participants Committee (PC) at its 14th meeting in March 2013. The M&E Framework is designed to keep track of the Facility’s performance in a way that helps ensure lessons can be learned and adaptive management is possible at the Facility level. Read more…
Miombo forests cover more than half of Mozambique’s land area. Named for the oak-like miombo trees that dominate the area, millions of people, along with vulnerable species like African elephants and black rhinos, depend on these ecosystems for nourishment and shelter. Read more…
The overall objectiveof the strategy is to prevent and reduce with the view of eliminating the illegal exploitation and illegal trade in wild fauna and flora in Africa through the domestication and implementation of an Africa wide strategic framework. It has been formulated to guide a common, coordinated response by countries in Africa to combat the illegal exploitation and illegal trade in wild fauna and flora. Read more…
USD 2.5 billion, such is the amount of the ambitious budgetary package earmarked for projects/programs in 2016. The members of the Executive Council of the Green Climate Fund adopted this budget, at an informal session held from 2 to 5 February 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa…Read more…
The DPSIR approach (Drivers) - Pressures - State - Impacts - Reactions, a model designed by the European Union (EU), was used in this study. The tool was developed to better assess the state of the environment for use by decision-makers. Read more…
Hunting and trade of wild animals for their meat (bushmeat), especially mammals, is commonplace in tropical forests worldwide. In West and Central Africa, bushmeat extraction has increased substantially during recent decades. Currently, such levels of hunting pose a major threat to native wildlife. Read more…
… Many of them depend entirely on forests for their survival, but have been marginalized by the influx of logging and mining companies, and are now witnessing climate change threaten their food security, as wild fruits ripen prematurely, rivers dry up and subsistence hunting becomes more difficult. Their plight has invariably been ignored in global efforts to halt emissions. Paris was a chance to rectify that. But to what extent did it succeed?...Read more…
NEW YORK (January 19, 2016)—A newly published book focused on promoting research and conservation methods and strategies for the African forest elephant arrives at a crucial time for this species, which is being decimated by poaching, habitat loss, and other threats, according to authors from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other organizations. Read more…
In order to contribute to the process of the management plan revision of Dja Biosphere Reserve, a diurnal mammal census has been carried out by the dja rangers under the supervision of IUCN from the 15th march to 6th June 2015. The main focus of this census concerned forest elephants, lowland western gorillas and chimpanzees. Read more…
The new book ‘Central African Forests Forever’ by Meindert Brouwer presents opportunities and solutions to balance protection and sustainable use of forests with the needs of further development in times of rapid population growth and global pressure on natural resources in the region. The book will grow like a tree. Read more…
The College of Donors within the CBFP close ranks to give fresh impetus to the Partnership! The European Union met in Brussels on 27 January 2016 with financial partners within the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP). The aim was to review all the relevant elements before the expanded meetings with other colleges and partners which will take place in the course of the year 2016. Read more…
FinCEAL Plus is a project financed by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture with the purpose of increasing support for Finnish researchers focusing on Africa, Asia and the LAC regions. The project is a continuation and expansion of the FinCEAL project (2013-2014) and aims to enhance Finnish expert participation and influence in the EU-Africa, EU-Asia and EU-CELAC Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy dialogues. Read more…
With support from ITTO as part of its Biennial Work Programme, the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) has launched a one-stop, online information platform designed to enhance and facilitate legal trade in (mainly tropical) timber. Read more…
Wednesday, January 20, 2016, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with support of its partners National Geographic, Smithsonian, and TRAFFIC, has selected 16 Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge Prize Winners. Winners will each receive $10,000 as well as technical and networking assistance. Read more…
28 January 2016: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a statement, titled 'The Paris Agreement: Next Steps,' which outlines actions to take place following the adoption of the Paris Agreement by the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21). Read more…
To read : Editorial: FAO and the Sustainable Development Goals– supporting implementation of a transformative global agenda…North American forest body prioritizes cross-sectoral collaboration…Seize opportunities for Near East and North African forest and rangeland development, urges regional commission…Sub-regional workshop spurs action on restoration of West African degraded drylands…Consolidating action to restore the integrity of the Zagros and Caspian forests … Read more…
The project aims to mobilize and organize civil society at regional level so that it actively participates, effectively contributes and actually impacts the development and implementation of national REDD+ strategies in Congo Basin countries, at regional level and in line with the implementation of the Convergence Plan. Read more…
The causes of poaching in Africa and the related illegal international trade in ivory and rhino horn are complex and combating them requires cross-border, cross-regional and cross-sectoral approaches. Read more…
Washington D.C., USA, 21st January 2016—The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners has announced the 16 Prize Winners under the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge. Read more…
InfoCongo will consider funds for a stipend for the journalist and also for web developers, photographers and videomakers. Expenses such as travel, fact-checking and/or database access, and translations of the story between English and any relevant local languages can also be covered. Fixed costs such as office costs or equipment are not covered. Read more…
