EU deforestation regulation must strengthen the FLEGT process and producer countries’ own efforts to combat deforestation
The EU’s deforestation regulation must strengthen the FLEGT process and…
Deforestation Regulation: FLEGT’s achievements must be saved at all costs
FLEGT’s achievements must be saved at all costs, says Christian Mounzéo of Rencontre pour la paix et les droits de l’homme…
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What is REDD+?
REDD+ describes efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and foster conservation, sustainable management of forests, and…
Fossil fuels – left untouched – store carbon for millennia.
Forests can also store carbon but for much shorter time periods. Climate scientists measure emissions and removals of carbon dioxide from…
What’s the difference between restoration, reforestation and afforestation?
Restoration is returning a forest ecosystem to a previous, healthy state. Reforestation refers to…
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Despite destroying both forests and forest-dependent peoples’ livelihoods, industrial scale logging and agriculture plantations are often presented as the only routes to…
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Women and Voluntary Partnership Agreements in Liberia
Julie Weah from the Foundation for Community Initiative talks about the role of women in the community, why it is so important to…
Forest Watch 280 - November 2022
What COP27 means for forests, FSC takes a leap backwards and news from Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Vietnam
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COP27: Despite timid progress, implementation is off track for forests and forest peoples’ rights
Sharm El-Sheikh is the last stop for forest commitments to get back on course; local and Indigenous…
