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New report: Promoting China’s Engagement in Africa
Chinese forest delegation study tour to West and Central Africa, 24 April–10 May 2008 …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
New publication: Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Vietnam
Supporting the national dialogue on forest law enforcement, governance and trade …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
New publication: Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Ghana
Enhancing forest governance capacities at national and community levels …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
New publication: When all voices are heard, communities work together!
As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recovers from its war-torn past, IUCN is strengthening local voices to conserve the nation’s forests, which not only suffered during wartime but are still threatened in a time of peace. …
31 Oct 2008 | News story
New TFD Review: “Intensively Managed Planted Forests: Toward Best practice”
Intensively managed planted forests (IMPF) provide 40% of the world’s industrial wood supply. Growing at 2% per year to meet demand, how do we ensure that the economic, employment and infrastructure benefits they deliver outweigh the social and environmental concerns they raise? …
29 Oct 2008 | News story
How to make the most of tropical forests
Indigenous people and policy makers were brought together to discuss the best way to preserve tropical forests at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. …
07 Oct 2008 | News story
Viaje por el Bosque
As part of your planning for the 2008 World Conservation Congress, the IUCN Forest Conservation Programme has just released The Forest Journey Brochure. … | English | French
06 Oct 2008 | News story
Understanding the linkages between energy, ecosystems and livelihoods - draft paper available for comment
How do energy, ecosystems and livelihoods inter-link? Is it all about managing impacts or are there ways to conserve ecosystems and provide greater access to sustainable energy and accomanying livelihood benefits? This background paper explores some of the issues in the workshop #1508, the final station of the Energy Journey. …
01 Oct 2008 | News story
Sea-level rise may be the greatest threat to mangroves
Mangrove ecosystems are under threat from climate change. Initial research led by IUCN and three leading universities shows that most mangrove sediment surface levels are not keeping pace with sea-level rise. The greatest impact will be on those mangroves where there is limited area for landward migration.
29 Aug 2008 | News story
"People’s Forestry”: Forging a new global forest partnership driven by local and national needs
An emerging initiative could prove to be an ambitious break from traditional international forestry efforts, fundamentally changing the way forests are managed and boosting efforts to fight both poverty and climate change. …
30 Jul 2008 | News story
