Kicking off on 2 November, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom, is an annual event that bolsters international cooperation on climate action. At COP, national emissions and climate commitments are reviewed and renewed, knowledge on climate mitigation strategies is shared and there is open dialogue among governments, the private sector, community changemakers, environmental experts and more. The FAO REDD+/National Forest Monitoring initiatives and projects will be prominently featured at following COP26 events:  Forests and People: How can REDD+ support Indigenous and Local Communities, and what have we learned so far?   Date/time: 1 November, 10:00-11:00 (GMT)   Format: In-person at the UK Pavilion  This event, designed as an open panel discussion, will explore various themes surrounding the importance of social inclusion in...

Invitation to submit proposal for the provision of “Global and regional analysis of underlying drivers of deforestation". Full details in the document available here Closing date and time: 9 November 2021 – 23:59 (CET) To learn more on FAO REDD+ work click here

The Ivorian government, through the combined action of several ministries, including the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MINEDD), aims to gradually restore its forest cover to 20% by 2030. In order to meet this challenge, it applied for and obtained, with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a fund of five billion CFA francs from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in the framework of the implementation of the five-year project “Promoting deforestation-free cocoa production to reduce emissions in Côte d'Ivoire (PROMIRE).” Parfait Kouadio, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable...

We stand face to face with a ‘quadruple’ planetary emergency, consisting of the interlinked crises of climate change, global health, biodiversity and food security. To meet these pressing global challenges –all of which have consequences for food security – we must transform our global food system. In order to sustainably meet projected food demand by 2050 while avoiding climate catastrophe, the global food system must double food production whilst decreasing agricultural emissions by two-thirds. Critically, policies that reduce land use change and promote ‘forest positive’ agriculture must be put in place to avoid the expansion of crop and pasture into forests...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) apoyará a Argentina a impulsar el manejo sostenible de sus bosques para enfrentar el cambio climático, mediante un nuevo proyecto con financiamiento del Fondo Verde del Clima. El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto argentino, Felipe Solá, el ministro de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Juan Cabandié, y el Representante Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe, Julio Berdegué,  firmaron un acuerdo para avanzar hacia la implementación del Proyecto de Pagos por Resultados de REDD+ de Argentina, que fue aprobado por el Fondo Verde para el...