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Earlier this month, the UN open working group on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) proposed a framework to replace the millennium development goals (MDGs), which expire in 2015. The SDGs are meant to guide global action on health, poverty, hunger, climate and other development challenges. The key component of the SDGs, as its name indicates, […]

Secure land rights are essential for improving the livelihoods of the poor and, more broadly, for economic development. In many emerging economies however, land remains a largely unprotected asset, one that lacks documented tenure and property rights. A group of major donors – including DFID, GIZ, IFAD and the World Bank – jointly published a […]

Target the forests! Forests in Sustainable Development Goals – a view from the UNECE region 3 February 2014, Geneva, New York Forests play an essential role in sustainable development; the green economy and poverty eradication was the message of an expert workshop on Forests and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that was held on 22 and […]

Secure land rights are essential for improving the livelihoods of the poor and, more broadly, for economic development. In many emerging economies however, land remains a largely unprotected asset, one that lacks documented tenure and property rights. By Iris Krebber, Senior Land Policy Lead, DFID and Chair, Global Donor Group on Land, originally published on […]

Editor’s Note: Dr. Daju Resosudarmo of the Center for International Forestry Research will speak on “Forests in Sustainable Development” in the UN General Assembly on 4 February starting at 9 a.m. EST (4 p.m. GMT); her presentation will be shown live online at webtv.un.org. The Open Working Group’s website will post supporting materials after the meeting; […]

By Peter Holmgren, Director General of CIFOR. My previous blog post provided some context to how forests may fit into the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework. The timing of this discussion is important, as the UN Open Working Group on SDGs will discuss forests in its final meeting on 3-7 February 2014. Following this meeting, […]

As climate variability increases, regions are becoming more vulnerable to its negative impacts. The agricultural sector will be hit hardest by climate change, not only suffering from direct influences but also from multiplier effects. In order to adapt, farmers need to know how weather will change in their area – requiring data that goes beyond […]

By Peter Holmgren, Director General, CIFOR. How should we define forestry for sustainable development? On 3-7 February 2014, this will be debated in the UN General Assembly’s Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. We are proud that CIFOR scientist Dr. Daju Resosudarmo has been invited to make a presentation and be on the expert […]