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9th World Forest Week: The Importance of Forest-Water-Climate Linkages for Resilient Food Systems
05 August 2024
05 August 2024
To emphasize the important role of forests in providing water-related services and their significance for resilient food systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the United States Forest Service, and the National Forestry Institute (INFONA) of Paraguay co-organized the event “Cool Forests: Forest-Water-Climate Linkages for Resilient Food...
International Day of Forests 2024
21 March 2024
21 March 2024
Every year, the International Day of Forests provides a valuable platform for celebrating and promoting the importance of forests. This year, the theme ‘Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World,’ emphasizes the transformative role of innovation and technology within the forestry sector.
Innovation and technology have revolutionized countries’ ability...
Water centered forests can provide nature-based solutions for climate action.
Historically, global methods for monitoring forests have rarely included water considerations. This is a result of several factors, one being the highly contextual and complex nature of forest and water relationships, which often creates obstacles related to the development of tailored...
UNFCCC COP28: Scaling up locally-led action
05 December 2023
05 December 2023
Local communities are on the frontlines of climate change impacts and have a leading role in managing natural resources. When landscapes and water resources are managed sustainably through holistic and inclusive approaches, they can provide a wealth of ecosystem services ... more.
Forests are intrinsic to making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
World Cities Day, observed annually on October 31st, is a United Nations initiative to promote international cooperation to address the challenges and opportunities urbanization presents. This day serves as a platform to raise awareness about the role...