Forests play an essential role in climate change mitigation, with strong momentum for Nature-based Solutions (NBS). Recognizing that reducing fossil fuel emissions remains the top priority, increased attention is given to initiatives like REDD+ to contribute to climate change mitigation. This is illustrated by the recentapproval of ART-TREES, a new REDD+ standard for quantifying, monitoring, reporting and verifying emission reductions at scale that will help the international aviation industry achieve carbon-neutral growth after 2020 and help private sector offsetting.  For more than a decade, the UN-REDD Programme has supported countries in preparing for REDD+. To date, 54 countries have submitted a...

The collective land claims of indigenous peoples and local communities cover more than half the global landmass, including some of the most important and biodiverse forest areas in the developing world. Recognising and securing these collective tenure rights would make a substantial contribution to reducing deforestation and forest degradation. Secure tenure systems have also been recognised for leading to transformational changes in the landscape for long-term climate change mitigation and to activities that enhance sustainable development. There are multiple reasons for governments and institutions to prioritise collective tenure rights while moving forward with their REDD+ actions: Secure collective tenure rights strongly...

“La única forma de salir hacia adelante y hacerle frente a los retos climáticos, a la gestión ambiental, al problema de la deforestación y a la conservación de nuestro país es con el trabajo en equipo, con todos los países vecinos y con el apoyo de los organismos regionales e internacionales”, fue el mensaje de apertura del Ministro de Ambiente de Panamá, Sr. Milciades Concepción, en el taller de inicio del proyecto “Preparación de marcos estratégicos y financiamiento climático para reducir la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques y guiar la inversión del Fondo Verde del Clima en Panamá”. Esta...

Rome - Two FAO-designed projects, one focusing on agroforestry in sub-Saharan Africa and the other on water management in the Near East, have received $80 million, paving the way to improve the livelihoods of more than 250 000 smallholders. The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the funds for initiatives in the Republic of Congo and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Both are the first GCF-funded projects in those countries, underscoring FAO's focus on expanding the use of global tools to advance climate action in food and agriculture. FAO's GCF portfolio has now risen to $878 million, supporting 15 projects. "We...

El proyecto liderado por el Gobierno de Chile, con el apoyo de la FAO y financiado por el Fondo Verde del Clima, permitirá gestionar de manera sustentable, 25 mil hectáreas de bosque nativo en las regiones de El Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, La Araucanía, Los Ríos y Los Lagos por un periodo de seis años. Con la presencia de la ministra de Agricultura, María Emilia Undurraga, esta mañana se realizó el lanzamiento oficial del Proyecto +Bosques, juntos contra el cambio climático. La actividad se realizó en el Monumento Nacional Lahuen Ñadi (alerce en suelos pantanosos en idioma mapudungún) en la región de Los Lagos y...