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28/06/2018

National Forest Stewardship Standard of Uganda approved

The FSC Performance and Standards Unit (PSU) is pleased to announce the publication of the FSC National Forest…

16/06/2018

South Sudan First State of Environment Report Emphasizes Sustainable Resource Management for Peace

The report reviews the historical and geographical context and the socioeconomic and natural drivers of environmental…

16/06/2018

Main Messages from 35 VNR Countries Outline SDG Actions and Plans

Of the 47 countries scheduled to present their Voluntary National Reviews during the HLPF in July, 35 have issued main…

14/06/2018

Building Resistance and Resilience: Regeneration Should Not be Left to Chance

Contemporary forest planning has tasked managers with developing goals focused on resistance and resilience. In…

14/06/2018

UNFF13 Links Strategic Plan on Forests to SDG Achievement, Adopts Communication Strategy

UNFF13 focused on forest-related solutions for sustainable development, with delegates addressing implementation of the…

14/06/2018

As Cameroon prepares for the African Cup of Nations, trees fall

YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cameroon has cut thousands of hectares of forest to build stadiums, hotels,…

14/06/2018

13th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13): Highlights for Monday, 7 May 2018

The thirteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13) opened on Monday, 7 May 2018, at UN Headquarters in New York…

14/06/2018

Building Resistance and Resilience: Regeneration Should Not be Left to Chance

Contemporary forest planning has tasked managers with developing goals associated with resistance and resilience. In…

15/03/2018

Sub-Saharan Africa to receive £25M in new programme aimed at early career scientists

A new sub-Saharan Africa grant scheme, Future Leaders – African Independent Researchers (FLAIR) Fellowships, opens for…

15/03/2018

Vacancy announcement: AFF Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer

AFF has established a Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Unit (PMERU) to facilitate the implementation of…

01/01/1970

Forum de la société civile 2020 : la Banque africaine de développement et les organisations de la société civile renforcent le dialogue et adoptent...

Au terme de la 11ème édition du Forum de la société civile, la Banque africaine de développement et les organisations…

01/01/1970

Producing legal, sustainable and zero-deforestation cocoa in Cameroon won’t be easy

Global demand for goods produced under legal and sustainability standards is on the rise. These days, many consumers…

01/01/1970

Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank at the First Ladies Meeting on Combatting Child Marriage and Promoting...

Your Excellences, Heads of State and Governments of the ECOWAS Your Excellences, The First Ladies Distinguished Guests…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank celebrates milestone with first social bond listing on London Stock Exchange

The African Development Bank’s “Fight Covid-19” social bond, the largest social bond to date to be issued in the…