Ambitious project to restore Andean forests
Growing at altitudes of up to 5,000 metres, polylepis forests,
comprising 28 recognized shrub and tree species endemic to the mid- and
high-elevation regions of the...
2020: A crunch year for the biodiversity and climate emergencies
Over the last few months, the scientific community has repeatedly
sounded the alarm on biodiversity breakdown and the climate emergency.
Scientists and most governments agree that...
China: Improving Forest Ecosystem Management and Resilience
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved
a US$150 million loan to help China improve sustainable forest ecosystem management
in the upper reaches of the...
Managing forests with community participation in Kenya
“It’s always better to involve us,” says
Kibarisho Leintoi, a 36-year-old Masai mother of eight children. “Even though I
cannot read or write, I know what...
UNECE and FAO support ecosystem restoration in Eastern and South-East Europe
Countries in Eastern and South-East Europe
need to develop viable solutions and goals for forest landscape restoration, as
well as learn how to tap into the...
Climate Overshoot: The Important Conversation We’re Not Having
A newly released paper, Planning for Change:
Conservation-Related Impacts of Climate Overshoot, published in Oxford University Press journal, BioScience, examines the
potentially substantial impacts climate overshoot...
More Companies and Government Ambition Required to Meet the “Net Zero” Challenge
Four years after the Paris Climate Agreement, tangible
action from governments is falling short of trajectories needed to restrict
global warming to 1.5° Celsius. This is...
Colombia to host 2020 World Environment Day on biodiversity
On the eve of a critical year for environmental
decision-making, Colombia, Germany and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today
announced that Colombia will host World Environment Day...
Are Nature Based Solutions the key to Africa’s climate response?
While the UN climate talks are celebrating their 25th year, carbon
emissions around the world have continued to climb. For many, that is where
natural solutions...
World’s governments plan to produce 120% more fossil fuels by 2030 than can be burned under 1.5°C warming
The world is on track to produce far more coal, oil and gas than would
be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C, creating...