A growing movement to halt deforestation and forest degradation has put forest governance at the centre of these efforts. Governance, a cross-cutting theme, is at the heart of achieving Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement as well as the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in assuring rural economic growth and poverty reduction. The United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) and FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programmes have different mandates and areas of focus, yet they are in a unique position to work together to strengthen governance in the forest sector, clarifying...

The Paris Agreement requires individual countries to reduce emissions through climate action plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). A number of NDCs include measures to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, which can also be implemented outside the forestry sector. These include actions such as investing in sustainable, inclusive and productive agricultural development, agroforestry, rural finance, and in managing natural resources more sustainably. The area of policy and legal reforms is one example where cross-sectoral collaboration is fundamental. In Peru, strategic land-use planning frameworks are vital to the harmonisation of agricultural, mining, forest and other land uses in the regions, according...

  Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à une session d'information  Sommet numérique "Les tourbières - Un paysage à découvrir"    Date: Jeudi 4 October 2018 Heure: 12:00–13:30 CEST (Use this tool to convert to your local time zone) Panelistes: Benjamin Toirambe Bamoninga, Secrétaire Général a.i., Ministère de l'Environnement et Développement durable, la République Démocratique du Congo Francis Müller, Director, Pôle-relais tourbières à la Fédération des Conservatoires d’espaces naturels, France Ifo Suspense, Université Marien Ngouabi, République du Congo Facilitateur: Anne Branthomme et Maria Nuutinen, la FAO Ce Sommet numérique se déroulera en ligne en français.   Les tourbières - Un paysage à découvrir Les tourbières sont l’un des écosystèmes les moins compris et les...

Under the common theme “From REDD+ Readiness to Implementation and Results: FAO’s support to countries”, a set of flyers was recently published by FAO. The flyers aim to facilitate countries’ reflection and decision-making on how to plan and implement actions to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.     The Paris Agreement provides a landmark global commitment to tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time: to keep global average temperature below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Country commitments are reflected in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs); REDD+ appears in many of them as a prominent component of the fight...

Supported by FAO and the Government of Canada, the project aims to contribute to the sustainable use of forest resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions On 9 August 2018, a new project was launched to promote conservation and the responsible use of the forests of Honduras and to reduce deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions in the country. The project will work with women as well as rural and indigenous youth from 12 municipalities in the Western region of the country, in the districts of Lempira and Santa Bárbara. According to the Forest Reference Emission Level submitted by Honduras to the United Nations Framework Convention on...