The role of forests in tackling climate change
Resources
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The national forest monitoring system as part of the National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources in Chile: Applying ...PDF
This case study from Chile applies state-of-the-art monitoring approaches to forest conservation, restoration and managment. It offers a glimpse into Chile's efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancement on forest carbon stocks (REDD+).
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Capacity Building on National Forest Information Analysis and Reporting for Enhancing Credibility of National Climate Change and REDD+ ImplementationPDF
About 97 percent of land in Papua New Guinea is under customary tenure, and the majority of the population relies directly on forest for their livelihood About 78 percent of the country is still covered by forest, but deforestation and forest degradation have been increasing in recent years...
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Forests, rangelands and climate change in southern AfricaPDF
This paper provides an overview of the status of issues and actions related to the adaptation of forest and rangeland resources to climate change in southern Africa. Their economic, social and environmental functions and significance are highlighted, as are drivers of deforestation and land...
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Forests and climate changePDF
This inforgraphic provides numbers to explain the potential role that forests have in tackling climate change.
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The economics of climate change mitigation options in the forest sectorPDF
This publication contains key messages and summaries from the International Conference on the Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector, organized by FAO in February 2015. Thematic sessions included: afforestation and reforestation, reduced deforestation and degradation,...
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Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon marketsPDF
Guidelines addressing the forestry voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) with a view to maximizing these social co-benefits by highlighting the importance of community forestry approaches, and the lessons of decades of experience in the Asia-Pacific region in community-based forest management.
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Global guidelines for the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes in drylandsPDF
The Global guidelines for the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes in drylands examine the major issues, challenges and opportunities for dryland restoration.
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Forests and climate changePDF
This brief explains the issue, why is important and what to do not only to reduce emissions but also to build resilience.
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Forest and farm producers – climate-change sentinelsPDF
This policy brief summarizes key findings and sets out six clear recommendations for how to build long-term climate resilience among smallholders. Smallholder farmers are already taking action on climate resilience and producer organizations are best-placed to support them. We urgently need to...
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Forests and climate changePDF
The purpose of this paper is to provide background analysis on the critical role played by healthy and resilient forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Building climate-resilient dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral production systemsPDF
With climate change impacts already felt in the world’s drylands, there is an urgent need for action, at various scales and initiated by different stakeholders, to ensure the sustainability of food production and livelihoods in these regions in the coming decades. There is also the need to...
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The key role of forest and landscape restoration in climate actionPDF
This publication highlights the links between the Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) and climate change mitigation and adaptation issues and considers further opportunities to enable greater integration between the two agendas. Many large restoration initiatives have been launched in the last...
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Transformational change to reduce deforestation and climate change impactsPDF
In this study, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) teamed up to investigate how transformational change (transformational change) is understood in the scientific literature. The study, the first of its kind...
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UN-REDD ProgrammeWebsite
The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. The Programme supports nationally led REDD+ processes and promotes the informed and meaningful involvement of all stakeholders, including indigenous peoples...
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Additional Info
| Kind of Activities | Understanding basic concepts |
|---|---|
| Geographic Focus | Global |
| Collection Updated | October 2024 |