Climate change

By Steve Leonard, originally published on CIFOR’s Forest News At the time of writing, according to the UNFCCC website tracking ratifications of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA), we currently have 60 Parties and 47.76 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounted for. According to Article 21 of the PA, the agreement will ‘enter into force’ upon […]

Originally published by IUCN Forest landscape restoration took the spotlight at a two-part high-level workshop at IUCN Congress in Hawai‘i, showcasing the experiences and commitment of Bonn Challenge pledgers and partners. Allegra Wrocklage from the University of Michigan reports on the second workshop, 4 September 2016. The second Bonn Challenge dialogue at IUCN Congress focused on […]

Brought to you by Partnerships for Forests Partnerships for Forests, a technical assistance and grant-making program funded by the UK government, has opened its first call for concepts. The program seeks to tackle deforestation and improve livelihoods by catalyzing investment in forests and sustainable land use. To create viable investment propositions, the program facilitates and […]

Climate Action and Sustainable Land Use in Forestry and Agriculture Brought to you by The Tropical Forest Alliance 2020  In partnership with The Consumer Goods Forum, Earth Innovation Institute, UNDP, Forest Trends and The Nature Conservancy Forests and Agriculture play a key role for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Not only is their […]

Originally written by Sara Scherr for EcoAgriculture Partners’ blog Climate change is one of the most powerful forces affecting agricultural landscapes today and will only be more so in the future. Changes in temperatures, precipitation and extreme weather events like floods and droughts affect crop productivity, livestock health, pest and disease incidence and generally increases […]

Written by Susan Onyango for ICRAF’s Agroforestry World blog While tropical forests continued to decline, a remarkable change is happening: tree cover on agricultural land has increased across the globe, capturing nearly 0.75 Gigatonnes carbon dioxide every year. A new study titled Global Tree Cover and Biomass Carbon on Agricultural Land: The contribution of agroforestry […]