How strong is the evidence, and how confident can policymakers be that bolstering communal land rights is a climate solution? A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean...

This new UN report shows evidence that Indigenous and Tribal Peoples are the best guardians of the forests of Latin America and the Caribbean. Improving tenure of forests by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples can lower deforestation rates and biodiversity loss, avoiding C02 emissions, but more investment is urgently needed to address rising threats. 

IIED Blog: Guest blogger David Kaimowitz explains why global ambition to restore the world’s forests will only be achieved if the huge potential of forest and farm producers is realised.

Forest and farm organizations supported by the FFF in ten core countries implemented a wide range of successful activities in 2020, despite the pandemic. Grassroots organizations and indigenous and traditional knowledge are proving their value in the pandemic, helping communities cope with often immense hardship. The FFF distributed a total of...

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) and other partners, undertake activities in Zambia to generate evidence, knowledge and options for more sustainable woodfuel value chains under the project entitled Governing Multifunctional Landscapes (GML) in sub-Saharan Africa, launched in 2018. This brief summarizes the key...