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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.
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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.
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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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Greening the humanitarian response in displacement settings
2023
This project combines emergency assistance with long-term resilience and development efforts towards the sustainable management of forests and ecosystem restoration, enhancing livelihood resilience, energy access, nutrition and food security in displacement settings.
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Standards of practice to guide ecosystem restoration
2023
This summary report provides key recommendations for the entire restoration process across all sectors of society, land or sea uses, ecosystems and regions.
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Developing an insurance scheme to mitigate the impacts caused by wildlife
2023
This case study describes the development and implementation of insurance schemes in mitigating negative impacts from human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya.