22/01/2019

COP24: From Policy to Action - Integrating Gender into National Climate Actions in Africa

Poland, 10 December 2018— On the sidelines of COP24, the African Development Bank, Gender, Women and Civil Society…

22/01/2019

Promoting biodiversity in Africa

Red Colobus monkeys in Jozani forest. Endemic to Zanzibar. Photo credit: Olivier Lejade Africa is immensely rich in…

17/01/2019

New publication: Solutions in Focus - Ecosystem-Based Adaptation from Mountains to Oceans

Solutions in Focus: Ecosystem-Based Adaptation from Mountains to Oceans - How people adapt to climate change by using…

17/01/2019

Increasing African Participation in the IPCC 6th Assessment Report

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment reports are internationally regarded as…

17/01/2019

Forests: A Natural Solution to Climate Change, Crucial for a Sustainable Future

Throughout history, times of crisis have yielded extraordinary innovation and social cooperation. Not only has this…

17/01/2019

XXV IUFRO World Congress - Call for Abstracts - Deadline Extended

We are pleased to inform you that the Deadline for Abstracts for the XXV IUFRO Congress in Curitiba, Brazil, 29…

17/01/2019

Scholarships for (future) wetland champions

Wetlands and integrated water resources management are essential to end hunger and to achieve food and nutrition…

17/01/2019

WWF Fellowship: Galapagos Conservation

Applicants may apply for up to two years of funding and request up to $30,000 per year to cover expenses such as…

16/01/2019

The 10 most intriguing forest stories of 2018

Throughout 2018, forests continued to be threatened and destroyed. From the Amazon, to the Congo Basin, to the Mekong…

16/01/2019

GEF Council Adopts First Work Program for New GEF-7 Replenishment

22 December 2018: The 55th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council adopted the first Work Program…

16/01/2019

Katowice Climate Change Conference Delivers Outcome to Facilitate Implementation of Paris Agreement

16 December 2018: The Katowice Climate Change Conference convened from 2-15 December 2018, in Katowice, Poland,…

20/08/2018

Call for Proposals for a Grant ---- ICT-enabled Mechanisation in Africa

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has launched a Call for proposals to support the…

20/08/2018

Ghana Goes Green Again

PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says it is his hope that Ghana will be green again in the next 10 years, God…

20/08/2018

Study shows global forest loss over past 35 years has been more than offset by new forest growth

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland, the State University of New York and NASA's Goddard Space Flight…

09/08/2018

EU Carbon Accounting System to Measure Forest Impacts on GHG Emissions

The European Union (EU) has adopted a carbon-based accounting system for measuring how forest management practices can…