A new report by the Rights and Resources Initiative documents and analyzes the impacts of the extractive industries on the collective land and forest rights of people and communities in South America.
Tag: forests
More money from cutting than from saving forests
A new study by the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research Oslo (CICERO) investigates domestic and international drivers sustaining deforestation rates
How forests control the water cycle
A new study published by the European Commission (EC) analyses the impact of forest management on water flow into streams and rivers.
EU rules bring down imports of illegal timber
A new report by the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) welcomes with open arms the new European Timber Regulation (EUTR) which came into effect on 3 March 2013.
The EU blocks the trade of illegal timber
A new regulation adopted by the EU prohibits the placing of illegally harvested timber on the European market in an effort to tackle the problem of illegal logging across the world.
World Bank fails on forest management
The IEG takes a critical look at the World Bank’s implementation of its 2002 Forest Strategy and provides recommendations on how to improve its efforts in sustainable forest management.
Gender equality into forest policies
A new project by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP) aims to promote gender equality in the national forest policies.
More funding needed for forest carbon projects
According to a new report by the Un Environment Programme Riso Centre (UNEP Riso), access to financing forests remains the fundamental challenge to implementing forest carbon projects.
New guidelines to improve agroforestry
According to the new guide by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO), it is possible to highlight the conditions and barriers to agroforestry development.
Forests hold the secret of rainfalls
According to a report by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) forests play a major role in generating rainfalls around the world.