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By Barbara Fraser, originally published at Forests News Conservation and restoration of the world’s coastal wetlands and mangroves—threatened by excavation and drainage for shrimp farms and development—can buffer the effects of climate change, protect livelihoods and avoid the emission of thousands of tons of greenhouse gases every year. But those benefits will wash away with […]

This presentation by Valerie Kapos was given at the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in a discussion session titled “Using spatial information to support decision making in national REDD+ strategies“. The discussion forum explored the role of spatial information in planning for REDD+ and wider landscape management, drawing on national experiences associated with the UN-REDD Programme […]

Originally published at UNEP The discussion forum Forest economics: A synthesis of valuation studies in Zambia, Tanzania and Panama (UN-REDD Programme) provided an overview of recent forest economic valuations carried out in the three countries by the UN-REDD Programme. Pavan Sukhdev, CEO of Green Initiatives for a Smart Tomorrow (GIST) and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, moderated the session. […]

By Stefan Knights, originally published at UNEP On Saturday 6th December, most of the fascinating and thought-provoking activities were happening outside of the venue. I attended the Global Landscapes Forum which runs from 6-7 December, 2014. The first Global Landscapes Forum was held in Warsaw, Poland. The discussions at this forum focused on the linkages between land use sectors […]

Launched in 2005, UNEP’s Champions of the Earth award recognizes outstanding visionaries and leaders in the fields of policy, science, entrepreneurship, and civil society action whose service to the environment is saving lives, improving livelihoods and bettering environmental governance and conservation. UNEP is a coordinating partner of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014 and will be hosting a […]

UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Environment Programme Executive Director, Achim Steiner launched a carbon offsetting application to help participants at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12) offset their carbon emissions. The Carbon Offsetting Fund calculates the carbon cost created by participants’ travel and stay […]