Forests News

Ed Barrow, IUCN (left) and Dr. Mohamed Kamil Shawgi, member of the FNC Board (right)
East and Southern Africa | Forests

Local Communities hold the keys to our forests

Historic breakthrough for Participatory Forest Management in Sudan  

16 Nov 2008 | News - News story

Poverty in the landscape
West and Central Africa | Poverty Reduction

New Livelihoods & Landscapes brochure available!

Poverty in the Landscape: Capturing variation and learning from it …  

04 Nov 2008 | News - News story

Evergreen lowland forest in Estuaire province, Gabon
Forests | West and Central Africa

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 - News story

Mapping community forest resources with villagers in Hue province
Forests | Asia

New publication: Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Vietnam

Supporting the national dialogue on forest law enforcement, governance and trade …  

03 Nov 2008 | News - News story

Deforestation in Western Ghana in the region of the Upper Guinean Rainforest
West and Central Africa | Forests

New publication: Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Ghana

Enhancing forest governance capacities at national and community levels …  

03 Nov 2008 | News - News story

Meeting place in Bokongo village, Bikoro
Forests | West and Central Africa

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 - News story

Planted forest landscape, Brazil
Forests

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 - News story

James Griffiths, Managing Director of the Sustainable Forest Products Industry project at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Forests

International consensus on forests’ vital role in fighting climate change

The world’s forests have immense potential to lessen the impacts of climate change, but if this opportunity is going to be realized, unified global action is now required, according to a remarkable alliance of international forest leaders. …  

08 Oct 2008 | News - Press Release

Forest Journey, World Congress 2008
Forests

Forest Journey

As part of your planning for the 2008 World Conservation Congress, the IUCN Forest Conservation Programme has just released The Forest Journey Brochure. …   | French | Spanish

06 Oct 2008 | News - News story

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