Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Subject "FOREST CONSERVATION"
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Cambodia: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2013-2019 - Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Rural Communities Living in Protected Areas of Cambodia
(2019)UN Environment is helping the Government of Cambodia to build climate adaptation near 5 community protected forests across the country. These areas are extremely vulnerable to climate change due to increasingly erratic ... -
Comoros: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2017-2022: Building Climate Resilience through Rehabilitated Watersheds, Forests and Adaptive Livelihoods
(2019)UN Environment is helping the government of the Union of Comoros to build climate resilience in 15 locations across three Comorian islands (5 in each). Families in these areas are facing severe water shortages due to ... -
Djibouti: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2014-2021 [Factsheet]
(2021)Djibouti is a small country on the Horn of Africa with a population of around 950,000. This project is increasing the resilience of the Djiboutian society and economy to the impacts of climate change, such as droughts, ... -
Investing in Forests to Build Back Better & Greener: How Forests Can Contribute to Strengthening the Resilience of Societies and Economies
(2020)The world’s forests act as shields, keeping humans safe from zoonotic diseases, such as coronaviruses. Their destruction can have devastating consequences for global public health. Forest conservation and restoration are ... -
A New Facility to Promote Investment in Forest Landscape Restoration: Supporting Forest Restoration in Developing Countries, Contributing to Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, Biodiversity and Sustainable Livelihoods
(2020)Half of all forest has been cleared and degraded. An investment in forests is an investment in our future. The Restoration Seed Capital Facility will help the powerful forces of private finance recognize and seize the ... -
Preventing Forest Harvesting for Biomass Fuel to Protect Forest Carbon Stocks
(2019-07)This case study is one of several produced by the CLARA network to coincide with the publication of the IPCC Special Report on Land. We’re showcasing CLARA member climate solutions which demonstrate the rights-based, ... -
Restoration Seed Capital Facility: Bridging the Finance Gap for Forest Landscape Restoration
(2020)The United Nations Environment Programme is setting up a novel facility, which will support fund managers active in this space to increase investment into Forest Landscape Restoration through three pillars of support: Fund ... -
Unlocking Investment in Forest Landscape Restoration - Survey done in the context of scoping the baseline conditions to the establishment of the Restoration Seed Capital Facility
(2020)This market analysis was conducted between May 2019 and March 2020 by the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and the United Nations Environment Programme in the context of establishing baseline conditions prior to ... -
Up-Scaling Sustainable Commercial Production of Medicinal Plants by Community-based Conservation Groups at Kakamega Forest in Kenya
(2017)The Kakamega Forest Reserve is the only surviving rainforest in Kenya. The forest provides a unique sanctuary for a remarkable diversity of endemic plants, birds and insects not found anywhere else in Kenya. Over 380 species ...