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UN Environment’s new Freshwater Strategy 2017-2021 helps embed this perspective into national development plans to achieve the SDGs and other development goals. When I was a young adult going to school in an urban area in the United States, I often heard about the scourge of the lack of proper education for the kids in our […]

UN Environment’s new Freshwater Strategy 2017-2021 helps embed this perspective into national development plans to achieve the SDGs and other development goals. When I was a young adult going to school in an urban area in the United States, I often heard about the scourge of the lack of proper education for the kids in our […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 27, 2017 Niamey, Niger – September 29, 2017 This week, representatives from 24 countries across Africa reaffirmed the continent’s commitment to bringing degraded landscapes and livelihoods back to life. At a meeting in Niger, partners of the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) exchanged their experiences using forest landscape restoration […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 27, 2017 Niamey, Niger – September 29, 2017 This week, representatives from 24 countries across Africa reaffirmed the continent’s commitment to bringing degraded landscapes and livelihoods back to life. At a meeting in Niger, partners of the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) exchanged their experiences using forest landscape restoration […]

How reforestation and afforestation can serve people and climate By Monica Evans This article is a part of the Global Landscapes Forum coverage of the AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting in Niamey, Niger, 26-28 September.  Leaders from the African continent and beyond gathered in Niamey, Niger this past week to advance one of the most ambitious climate […]

Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) shows significant promise, but some barriers remain By Doug Johnson This article is a part of the Global Landscapes Forum coverage of the AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting in Niamey, Niger, 26-28 September.  According to Wanjira Mathai, Co-chair of the World Resource Institute’s (WRI) Global Restoration Council and Chairperson of the Green […]