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Three new reports on REDD+ Readiness Dialogues organised in Ecuador, Guatemala and Cambodia
IUCN and The Forests Dialogue (TFD) organised three large stakeholder dialogues on REDD+ readiness over the course of 2010. The meetings brought together over 160 forest leaders ranging from community organisations and NGOs to private sector actors and government policymakers. The discussions focused on challenges and opportunities in countries that are building REDD+ national strategies as part of the readiness phase. …
22 Jul 2011 | News story
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Future of community forest management in Vietnam
A workshop on possible future directions of community forest management (CFM) in Vietnam was organized by IUCN and RECOFTC on June 21, 2011. The purpose of the workshop was to shed light on the key opportunities and barriers to large-scale implementation of CFM in Vietnam given recent field evidence. The goal was not to arrive at a “Yes” or “No” about whether CFM is a viable forest allocation modality in Vietnam but rather to encourage a frank assessment of what’s working and what isn’t, and how CFM may or may not contribute to FLEGT, REDD, PES, and other major forest sector initiatives. … | Vietnamese
12 Jul 2011 | News story
Greener ways to end poverty
Poverty and environmental degradation go hand-in-hand throughout the world; each can cause the other. With the global population likely to reach nine billion by 2050 there is an urgent need to address both in tandem when devising new economic development models. …
27 Jun 2011 | News story
IUCN to convene a forum on forests and food security
IUCN is planning to convene its State and Government members, NGO members; United Nations bodies and other international cooperating partners, international and local NGOs, academic and research institutions; and the business sector from Eastern and Southern Africa to a Regional Forum to discuss the link between forests, food security and finance in a changing climate. To be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 20 to 23, 2011, the Regional Forum will enhance knowledge, attitudes and practice for integrating forest conservation and food security, in a context of change, in Eastern and Southern Africa. …
27 Jun 2011 | News story
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Understanding forest-dependency for REDD+
A new briefing paper illustrates how participatory assessment tools can inform REDD+ decision-making about important links between forests and livelihoods. REDD+ is a mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) aimed at Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. The Forests‐Poverty Toolkit is a rural assessment tool that uses locally identified poverty indicators and participatory exercises to collect data which differentiate forest dependence among men and women, richer and poorer people and among people living closer or further away from markets. The toolkit also sheds new light on non-monetary aspects of forest dependency. Finally it collects data on villagers’ assessments of the drivers of deforestation through time, and of the key current forest problems in their area and their potential solutions. …
16 Jun 2011 | News story
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World Environment Day: every forest voice should count
Today we celebrate World Environment Day, a global day for positive action for the environment. This year’s theme, ‘Forests: Nature at Your Service’, highlights the variety of services that forests provide us with and urges us all to take action to protect them. IUCN also calls for the voices of forest-dependent communities to be heard and taken into account in the way forests and their resources are managed. …
05 Jun 2011 | News story
IUCN welcomes 24 new Members and 3 National Committees
On 25 May 2011, the 76th Meeting of the IUCN Council admitted 24 new Members to IUCN and officially recognized 3 National Committees. … | French | Spanish
30 May 2011 | News story
Bonn “Can Do” Cancun Climate Change Agreement – IUCN
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks that will be held in Bonn from 6 to 17 June will start in earnest on the full implementation of the Agreements reached in Cancun by all Parties to the Climate Change Convention. …
30 May 2011 | News story
Video in Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish: Love. Not Loss.
This popular video is now available in five languages. Screen it at your next event and start people talking about how to 'communicate biodiversity'. …
24 May 2011 | News story
Forest communities contribute to pro-poor REDD+ readiness process in Ghana
Efforts by IUCN in Ghana to engage local communities and exchange information on key REDD+ governance issues are bearing fruit. A series of meetings and workshops at the regional and community levels have generated detailed inputs that can directly feed into Ghana’s evolving REDD+ strategy. That process is at a crucial stage. Ghana has received funds from the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and was accepted as one of five pilot countries for the Forest Investment Program (FIP). Now that the country is ready to start the building of its REDD+ strategy, community organisations have a crucial role to play in the identification of REDD+ activities that can be the building blocks of such a plan. …
19 May 2011 | News story
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