Publications & Insight

Webinar: Unleashing the potential of Community-based forest and wildlife management for building back better: livelihoods, biodiversity, and climate resilience in Africa

Webinar organised by FAO’s Forest Technical Network in Africa (FTN-Africa) 

Monday 7 December 2020 – 11:00-12:30 (Accra/GMT) 12:00 – 13:30 (Kinshasa/Rome time) 

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Background

Most countries in Africa are committed...

30/11/2020

Blogs

The EU’s pledged billions for a ‘Green Coronavirus Recovery’. But it is in danger of repeating past mistakes

As we chart the recovery from COVID-19, governments around the world face a grave choice: continue along the path of planetary collapse, or embrace a sustainable future. 

The European Commission, for one, has said that it...

24/11/2020

Films

An activist’s guide to the EU

How does the EU impact the world and how can civil society influence EU policies?

The EU has a huge influence over the fate of the world’s forests.

Its trade deals, aid strategies, energy and climate policies, and imports of...

19/11/2020

Films

El poder de los derechos de la tierra: una lecciòn de las comunidades forestales de Perú

Cuando las comunidades indígenas y forestales tienen su derecho a la tierra consagrado/reconocido por la ley, hay un menor ìndice de deforestación. La comunidad de Boca Pariamanu en Perú es un claro ejemplo de los efectos...

18/11/2020

Republic of Congo: Confronted by COVID-19, civil society and local communities pool their energies

23 September 2020: four hundred kilometres from the capital, Brazzaville, sits Ingolo 1, a village of around 1,200 people. The village committee have come together to meet a delegation of civil society organisations (CSOs) to...

18/11/2020

Vietnam timber legality Decree’s silences are as worrisome as its shrinking scope

Vietnam’s Government issued the long-awaited Timber Legality Assurance System Decree (VNTLAS), implementing legality assurance aspects of the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on 1 September 2020. The hope Vietnamese...

16/11/2020

Indonesia’s controversial Omnibus Law casts a long shadow

Indonesian civil society must always navigate challenges surrounding transparency, but this year they have been aggravated by social turbulence and COVID-19. A victory early in the year --in which the government removed a rule...

16/11/2020

NGO Statements

Fern’s submission to the trade policy review

Fern’s submission to the trade policy review highlights the need to eradicate deforestation from its trade flows. If the EU is to achieve its commitment to end deforestation by 2020, fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals...

13/11/2020

Reports

Restoring more than forests - SUMMARY REPORT

How rights-based forest restoration can empower communities, recover biodiversity, and tackle the climate crisis

Forest restoration is gaining traction around the world as a key strategy to mitigate climate change and...

13/11/2020