Story | 18 Jan, 2021
Producer organisations in Ghana grow restoration skills
Forest and farm producer organisations in Ghana gather to expand their restoration leadership capacity through learning to apply the restoration opportunities assessment methodology as a tool for sustainable business.
Story | 05 Mar, 2020
Communities step up to manage their natural resources
Ghana lost about 60% of its forest cover in just over 50 years, and at the current deforestation rate of approximately 2% per year (135,000 ha/year), the situation is expected to get worse. The government has taken measures to address this, now it’s…
Story | 17 Jan, 2017
People-centred governance and restoration
Restoration of the world’s ecosystems is a huge challenge. In many cases, restoration processes occur at a landscape scale and so require the coordinated decision making of many stakeholders and landowners including communities, governments and the private sector. Working across so many sectors…
Article | 09 Aug, 2016
5ième EDITION DU MAGAZINE TRIMESTRIEL "PROGRAMME CAMEROUN INFOS".
Le magazine Trimestriel d'information du Programme Cameroun de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature.
Article | 08 Jul, 2016
ATELIER SOUS REGIONAL DE DECRIPTAGE SUR L’ACCORD DE PARIS les 05 et 06 Mai 2016 à Douala
L’an 2016, et les 05 et 06 Mai, s’est tenu à l'Hôtel Prince de Galles à Douala, en République du Cameroun, l’«Atelier sous régional de décryptage de l’Accord de Paris sur le climat en lien avec les Objectifs du Développement Durable».
Article | 15 Jun, 2016
Atelier de validation des cartes
L’énorme potentiel forestier de la RDC est connu de tout le monde. Avec 153 millions d’hectares de forêts dont 66% de forêts denses et humides (DIAF, 2015), la RDC est le 2ème pays forestier tropical au monde. Ces forêts représentent près de 10% des forêts tropicales humides de la planète, et…
Press release | 21 Mar, 2014
Assessing countries’ true land restoration potential now possible, says IUCN
The largest landscape restoration initiative in history gained further momentum today - the International Day of Forests - as IUCN and other partners provide the world’s nations with new guidance on assessing their national restoration potential.
Legacy Article | 12 Sep, 2013
The Duke of Cambridge and IUCN unite for wildlife
As part of his latest conservation initiative, The Duke of Cambridge brings together an unprecedented collaboration between the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and seven of the world’s most influential conservation organizations, including IUCN.
Story | 21 Jul, 2013
Rethinking economics, markets and incentives
Based on a review of the experiences gained during the course of LLS, this paper documents insights and lessons about using markets and incentives to strengthen forest landscapes and livelihoods. It aims to interrogate just what a ‘landscape approach’ means in economic terms, to identify how…
Story | 20 Jul, 2013
Improving ecosystem functionality and livelihood
This paper examines how interventions intended to improve functionality and productivity of forested landscapes to improve livelihoods of the poorest populations, might actually yield co-benefits in terms of biodiversity conservation. It argues in favour of a ‘landscape’ approach to achieve…