Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Subject "FORESTS"
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Building Climate Resilience through Rehabilitated Watersheds, Forests and Adaptive Livelihoods
(2018)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
Climate Solution: Healthy Forests and Resilient Communities in the Congo
(2019)Fern is working with Centre pour l’Environnement et de Développement (CED) in Cameroon, Centre pour l’Information Environnementale et le Développement Durable (CIEDD) in Central African Republic and Observatoire Congolais ... -
Deforestation [Factsheet]
(2021)Forests and woodlands are important stores of planet-warming carbon dioxide, soaking up 30 per cent of emissions from industry and fossil fuels. But every year, the world loses 10 million hectares of forests, an area larger ... -
FAO Contribution to the Nature Based Solutions workstream for the Climate Action Summit - Forests and Trees: A Nature-based Solution to Global Urban Challenges (FAO)
(2019)The Great Green Wall for Cities (GGWC) aims to use FBS to improve ecological continuity within urban areas and, by 2030, create up to 500,000 hectares of new urban forests and restore/maintain up to 300,000 ha of existing ... -
A Preview from the “Earth Defenders” Graphic Novella - Patrollers of The Prey Lang
(2023-10)The Earth Defenders Graphic Novella - Patrollers of The Pray Lang- is part of a series of vignettes telling the stories of environmental defenders. Each vignette depicts brave fictional characters taking action to defend ... -
A Preview from the “Earth Defenders” Graphic Novella - The Keepers
(2022-08-17)Six original stories that shine a spotlight on environmental defenders, climate change, and the urgent need to protect human rights in the environmental context. -
Sectoral Solution to Climate Change: Forests
(2024-06)The 1.5ºC goal is impossible without the contribution of nature. Reducing deforestation and forest degradation – including peatlands and mangroves – represents one of the most effective mitigation options with the potential ... -
Sustainable Supply Chains and Deforestation: The Landscape of Trade Policy Initiatives and Emerging Issues
(2023-01)This presentation provides a summary of the trade related aspects linked to sustainable supply chains and deforestation, developed in the context of the UK GCRF Trade, Development & the Environment Hub project ( TRADE Hub). ... -
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 ... -
Up-Scaling Sustainable Commercial Production of Medicinal Plants by Community-Based Conservation Groups at Kakamega Forest in Kenya - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on ‘Up-scaling sustainable commercial production of medicinal plants by community-based conservation groups at Kakamega forest in Kenya’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of this project ... -
Weird and wonderful facts about terrestrial ecosystems - World Environment Day 5 June 2024
(2024-04)This year’s World Environment Day campaign focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” Drought and desertification are threatening ...