Forests and the environment
Partnerships and initiatives
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Land restoration: Our legacy for generations to come
17/06/2024
On Desertification and Drought Day, FAO's Tiina Vähänen and Moctar Sacande explain in this op ed the importance of putting land stewardship at the centre of sustainable development to ensure a healthy, food secure world for younger generations.
Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme partner wins prestigious Whitley Award
15/05/2024
Guyanese conservationist and co-founder of the South Rupununi Conservation Society Leroy Ignacio has won a prestigious Whitley Award for his outstanding grassroots conservation work in Guyana’s Rupununi region.
Nominate a UN World Restoration Flagship
16/04/2024
The UN World Restoration Flagships are the most ambitious, promising or successful examples of large-scale ecosystem restoration. They offer an opportunity for initiatives and countries to be globally recognized and celebrated for their restoration success stories.
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Co-developing a community camera trapping programme to deliver benefits of living with wildlife
2022
The Rungwa-Ruaha landscape in Tanzania is one of the most important wildlife areas in Africa and it supports one of the world’s largest remaining populations of lions, African wild dogs, cheetahs, leopards and spotted hyaenas.
Reducing human-carnivore conflict through participatory research
2022
The presence of forested islands creates edge habitats for many wildlife species, such as jaguars, tapirs, capybara and eagles to name a few.
Coexistence with large cats: Experience from a citizen science project
2022
Sanjay Gandhi National Park is one of four parks in the world adjacent to a large metropolis and contains diverse wildlife such as chital, sambhar, mugger crocodiles, macaques and leopards.