According to a recent study, between 2003 and 2012, approximately 67 million hectares (1.7%) of forest land is burned annually, mostly in tropical South America and Africa. The immediate and long-term impacts of wildfires can be devastating to communities, economies and forest ecosystems. The increase in forest wildfires around the world also threatens the long-term permanence of carbon stocks in all types of forests, as well as forest regeneration and reforestation projects. Many countries in Africa are particularly vulnerable to this threat, with Sudan being one of them. How the country is rethinking its fire management and monitoring in the...

As the most populated country in Africa, Nigeria is facing enormous pressure on its natural resources. According to Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015, the current deforestation rate is estimated at 3.5% - one of the highest in the world. The Federal Government of Nigeria is determined to protect and sustainably manage its remaining forest resources and, therefore, embarked upon REDD+ with support of the UN-REDD Programme – which supported a national programme from 2012 to 2016, and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). Overall, the country has been making steady progress since 2010, paving its way for the implementation of REDD+ by taking advantage of available open source...

  Extensive research and consultation in both Tunisia and Madagascar have resulted in the launching of 10 new national publications that form the foundation for the countries’ REDD+ preparation activities. In both countries, the UN-REDD Programme facilitated several assessments on key topics related to REDD+ programme development including analyses of the tenure rights regimes, the institutional context, the legal and policy frameworks, and the basis for national forest monitoring systems. These studies, developed in consultation with local and international experts, and refined and validated with a range of stakeholders, form a body of applicable knowledge and provide guidance on ways forward...

En octobre 2018, les Programmes internationaux du Service forestier des États-Unis, en partenariat avec l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture, ont organisé une formation de quatre jours en probabilités et statistiques. Ce stage a été soutenu par le programme SilvaCarbon, un programme interinstitutionnel de coopération technique du gouvernement américain qui vise à renforcer les capacités en matière de mesure, de suivi et de notification des données relatives au carbone terrestre. La formation était destinée aux techniciens d’inventaire forestier du Département des inventaires et du zonage forestier de la République démocratique du Congo, pays qui renferme, selon les estimations,...

Equatorial Guinea’s progress and achievements in the fight against climate change were celebrated today at an event in the capital Malabo. Authorities, institutional representatives and members of the civil society joined to acknowledge joint efforts and present newly launched projects. Equatorial Guinea aims to promote green development in the country, in which climate and forests are key elements. The Equatoguinean forests, which cover a large part of the national territory, constitute a green treasure that can contribute to a green and diversified economy, in addition to combating climate change. During the event, His Excellency Nicolás Hountondji Akapo, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests...