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- 22 May 2012
New environment award recognises peace prize winner Wangari Maathai
About 8 Results found. From 1997 - 2024
News - 16 Apr 2014
UN: REDD+, green economy are inseparable; concerns for equity remain
Lessons from benefit sharing, decision-making and dispute resolution could be beneficial to promoting equity in green-economy
News - 23 Jan 2014
Zambia report urges local controls over charcoal, timber trades
Deforestation due to charcoal production has been exacerbated by reduced controls, limited monitoring and ineffective law enforcement.
Event Coverage - 10 Jul 2013
Green economy would highlight full value of forests
Forests are too often taken for granted and perceived as “free”, despite their crucial importance for human survival.
Feature - 22 Feb 2013
Latin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
Trends in deforestation, impacts of ranching, farming, and roads, REDD+, and community forest management.
Feature - 22 Feb 2013
Latin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
Video - 15 Jan 2013
How much credit can Brazil take for slowing Amazon deforestation – and how low can it go?
Brazil’s government claims a 76 percent reduction in deforestation rate since 2004.
Video - 15 Jan 2013
How much credit can Brazil take for slowing Amazon deforestation – and how low can it go?
Event Coverage - 25 Oct 2012
U.N. recognises new guidelines to better manage competing demands for land
Landscape approach provides a way of managing land based on the social, economic and environmental services it provides.
Event Coverage - 25 Oct 2012
U.N. recognises new guidelines to better manage competing demands for land
Event Coverage - 17 Jun 2012
Adaptation research needed to fill gaps on forests’ roles beyond local level
Targeted research is required to overcome knowledge gaps and controversies at the global level.
Event Coverage - 17 Jun 2012
Adaptation research needed to fill gaps on forests’ roles beyond local level
Feature - 22 May 2012
New environment award recognises peace prize winner Wangari Maathai
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai is a champion for linking the environment and human rights.
Feature - 22 May 2012
New environment award recognises peace prize winner Wangari Maathai
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