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Ad hoc Expert Group on consideration with a view to recommending the parameters of a mandate for developing a legal framework on all types of forests

6 - 10 September 2004, New York, United States of America

Ad hoc technical expert group on the implementation of the programme of work on forest biodiversity

24 - 27 November 2003, Montpellier, France

Additional Information for the In-depth Review of Expanded Programme of Work on Forest Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RK/JM/55239 (2006-078)
To: all CBD National Focal Points

Invitation to submit any information on the implementation of the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity, additional to that requested in the third national report.

Addressing the Bushmeat Crisis: Recommendations from the CBD Bushmeat Liaison Group

Please join the CBD Secretariat, FAO, CIFOR, and CIC to learn more about the Liaison Group on Bushmeat’s recommendations towards a more sustainable use of bushmeat. The recommendations will be addressed by COP 10 as part of the review of implementation of Article 10 of the Convention (Sustainab ...

Adopt a carbon tax to protect tropical forests

Deforestation must be stopped in tropical countries to tackle the existential threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. The vast majority of Earth’s species are in the tropics; forests there have taken in much of the carbon added to the atmosphere by human activities.

Recommendation XVI/7

Advice on the application of relevant REDD+16 safeguards for biodiversity, and on possible indicators and potential mechanisms to assess impacts of REDD+ measures on Biodiversity

Recommendation XI/10

Advice on the review of implementation of the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity

Africa Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD-plus ), Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, 20 – 23 September 2011, Cape Town, South Africa

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/JSt/76474 (2011-119)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Africa, cc: National Focal Points of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Indigenous and Local Community Organizations; Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests; other Relevant Organizations; SBSTTA Focal Points; CHM Focal Points; POWPA Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a regional consultation and capacity building workshop on biodiversity and indigenous and local community aspects of REDD-plus, including on relevant safeguards, will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 to 23 September 2011.

Africa: On International Day of Forests, FAO Announces New Forestry Education Initiatives

FAO marked the International Day of Forests today by announcing two new forestry education initiatives aimed at raising awareness among children and young people on the sustainable use and conservation of forests.

African Regional Consultation and Capacity-building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries, including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards

20 - 23 September 2011, Cape Town, South Africa

African Tropical Mountain Forests Store Far More Carbon Than Previously Thought - New Research

Tropical forests are well known for being the "lungs" of our planet. Through photosynthesis, the trees in these forests produce oxygen and remove enormous amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to mitigate global warming.

Africa’s remaining forests are under pressure: This is no time to sideline forest carbon markets

We need both carbon offsetting and deep decarbonization at source, not either/or, to make substantive progress with climate change.

Africa’s vast forest potential untapped, circular bioeconomy could help

Africa has enormous potential to derive more value from its forests without producing more wood, and could thus provide a good example of the possibilities of the circular bioeconomy, says Lauri Hetemäki, assistant director, European Forest Institute (EFI).

Recommendation III/2

Agenda item 4: Scientific, technical and technological aspects of the conservation and sustainable use of coastal and marine biological diversity: report of the first meeting of experts on marine and coastal biological diversity and consideration of a draft three-year work plan

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

Akira Miyawaki à l’origine des micro-forêts 100 fois plus riches en biodiversité

Le botaniste japonais, Akira Miyawaki est le précurseur de la création des micro-forêts natives qui sont 10 fois plus rapide, 30 fois plus dense, avec 100 fois de plus de biodiversité qu’une forêt traditionnelle. L’initiative est baptisée « MiniBigForest » où comment faire pousser 300 arbres sur ...

Alberta plans massive expansion of Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland area

The Alberta government plans to create the largest contiguous protected boreal forest area in the world by expanding the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland in the northeast part of the province. Under the plan, the wildland area would be expanded by 143,800 hectares, Premier Jason Kenney said Thursday ...

Alerce tree in Chile may be the oldest in the world

Chilean environmental scientist Jonathan Barichivich has been making waves in the dendrochronology community of late due to his study and findings regarding an alerce tree in Alerce Costero National Park—he believes the tree may be the oldest in the world.

Amazon and Cerrado deforestation, warming spark record drought in urban Brazil

Central and southern Brazil are facing their worst drought in almost a century, with many of the country’s giant hydroelectric power plants already operating at a fraction of full capacity, agricultural harvest forecasts being scaled down, and fears mounting that Amazon fires will be worse than ...

Amazon deforestation is rising. Guyana offers a rare bright spot

Trees cover 90 percent of land in Guyana, a country experts say can offer insights into protecting the world’s largest rainforest.

Amazon deforestation tops 11,000 sq km in Brazil, reaching 12-year high

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon topped 11,000 square kilometers for the first time since 2008 reports the Brazilian government.

Amazon fires: Brazil bans land clearance blazes for 60 days

Brazil has banned setting fires to clear land for 60 days in response to a massive increase in the number of fires in the Amazon rainforest.

Amazon fish species at risk if fires destroy river habitat

MANAUS, Brazil — This year’s unusually severe fires in the Amazon have not only attracted widespread international attention, but also illuminated the effects of mounting deforestation in the region, from evaporating rains to rising carbon dioxide emissions. Yet one effect of forest loss in the ...

Amazon forest can be trained by higher rainfall variability

The Amazon rainforest has evolved over millions of years and even through ice ages. Yet today, human influences and global climate change put this huge ecosystem at risk of large-scale dieback—with major consequences for its capability as a global CO2 sink. New research published in Nature Geosc ...

Amazon forest disturbance is changing how plants are dispersed

Disturbance also led to a significant shift towards small-seeded species, which are more likely to be dispersed by smaller animals like birds and bats.

Amazon rainforest critical is to human life

It is unbelievable that some political leaders do not understand or are far-removed from the realities which globalization brings about in this fast-paced world in which we live. Politicians are elected not only to serve a subset or special group interests. Politicians are elected to design and ...

Amazonian ecosystems and peoples on the brink – it is time for a new vision

A code red for humanity. These were the words of the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, summarizing the strong messages of the latest IPCC report on climate change. Among the most urgent messages is the unequivocal human influence on the climate system, the increased frequency and intensity ...

Ambitious tree planting goals in Asia lack diverse tree seeds from native species

Four Asian countries—the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and India—aim to restore 47.5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. This is roughly equal to the size of Sumatra, Indonesia's third biggest island.

Ambulances for plants: Meet India’s ecological emergency service

An ambulance speeds through the streets, but it doesn’t have blue lights or any kind of siren. And instead of medical equipment, it is stocked with gardening tools, fertilizers and ladders.

Andaman forests need longer intervals between repeat logging for recovery: study

To the untrained eye discerning between evergreen and deciduous tree mosaics of the Andaman archipelago can be tough in the wet season but the patches clearly stand out in the dry season in the volcanic ridge-arc islands.

Annie Proulx on climate loss: In New Hampshire forests, the threat of ash annihilation looms

My earliest memories are of coins of sunlight falling through feathery branches, from the time when my mother put me under trees for naps. The play of light through the shifting leaves and green-tinted air established my life-long ideal of beauty. Southern New Hampshire, where I now live, is an ...

Are Plantation Forests Eco Friendly Or Just ‘Green Deserts’?

A forest is a complex, biodiversity-rich, self-regenerating ecosystem, consisting of soil, water, microclimate, and a wide variety of plants and animals in mutual coexistence, on a piece of land. Trees are naturally regenerated in ‘natural forests’. Natural Forests have high biomass density, i.e ...

Aroma of lemongrass oil fills Anchunadu forests

Verdant fields of lemongrass cover the forest areas of Anchunadu where the traditional distilleries fill the air with the refreshing aroma of lemongrass oil.

As soy frenzy grips Brazil, deforestation closes in on Indigenous lands

The thick plumes of smoke stretched for miles across this slice of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, blanketing the dense rainforest surrounding it. Soon, they drifted across the river and into the Wawi Indigenous Territory, a black cloud settling above the thatched rooftops of the Indigenous village ...

As the pandemic pushes millions towards poverty, forests and trees can safeguard livelihoods

With the coronavirus pandemic driving millions of people into poverty, no stone should go unturned in the search for income opportunities for the most vulnerable That’s why protecting forests and trees—a natural and underrated ally in efforts to reinforce the livelihoods of rural communities ar ...

As the world celebrates World Environment Day and prepares to gather in Rio for the Rio+20 Conference, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, a voluntary arrangement consisting of 14 international organizations, institutions and secretariats, releases eight fact sheets underlining the important role of forests and sustainable forest management for human well-being, sustainable development and a green economy.

As we celebrate the theme of this year's International Day of Forests, "Forests for Sustainable Development", I encourage countries to assess the status of their natural forest capital and the socio-economic contributions that forests provide to society at large.

Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation and Capacity-building Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries, including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards

15 - 18 March 2011, Singapore City, Singapore

Assam, French agency sign 50-mln euro forest restoration pact

Assam on Monday signed a pact worth 50-million euros with a French agency to help restore the state's forests and preserve its biodiversity, officials said. The partnership marks the launch of the second phase of the Assam Project for Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC).

Assessment of genetically modified trees for their potential environmental, cultural and socio-economic impacts on the conservation and sustainable use of forest biological diversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RK/MG/VA/54726 (2006-027)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA focal points

Collection of existing information on genetically modified trees, in order to allow the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), at its 13th meeting, to consider and assess the potential environmental, cultural, and socio-economic impacts of genetically modifie ...

Au Brésil : grandes incertitudes sur la protection de la forêt amazonienne

Le Brésil reste marqué culturellement par son passé colonial de conquête du territoire. L’expansion du front pionnier vers le nord et l’ouest s’est faite au détriment de la forêt. L’appropriation est, elle, passée par la conversion des écosystèmes forestiers en terres agricoles ou en pâturages. ...

Australian bushfires-why they are unprecedented

Australia has extraordinarily high levels of biodiversity and is one of 17 countries with ‘megadiversity’ of plant, insect and animal life. Of the more than 600,000 predicted species in Australia, only 30% have so far been discovered, documented and named.

Award-winning Thai community continues the fight to save its wetland forest

Srongpol Chantharueang remembers his parents telling him as a boy always to protect the local wetland forest when he grew up. They told him that the ecosystem would be important for his life and that of his community. “I didn’t understand what they meant at the time,” he told Mongabay via a vide ...

B.C.'s clear-cut forests are 'dead zones,' emitting more greenhouse gases than fossil fuels, report finds

The clear-cutting of B.C.'s forests is contributing more to greenhouse gases than the burning of fossil fuels, according to a new report from the Sierra Club of B.C. The report found that 3.6 million hectares of old-growth and second-growth forests were clear-cut in the province between 2005 and ...

BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS IN AGRICULTURE

Research presentation; Research project on selection of functional biodiversity indicators and development of the assessment methods.

Baby elephant enjoys lovely forest feast, watch viral video here

Well-aware of her habits, the keepers always have a stash of lucerne pellets ready in their pockets to treat the baby elephant.A video clip showcasing the antics of a baby elephant is winning hearts on the internet. In the video, baby elephant Enkesha can be seen enjoying her lovely forest feast ...

Balance ecology and economy

The environment ministry has proposed a controversial scheme through which infrastructure projects involving diversion of forest land could compensate for loss of forests by buying ready-made plantations.

Ban Ki-Moon: “We need to work together”

South Korea - After the Korean War in the mid-1950s, the Korean peninsula was divided, its economy and society in shambles and its forests devastated.

Bare-faced curassows return to Argentina’s Iberá after 50-year absence

Biologist Sofía Zalazar wasn’t born yet the last time a bare-faced curassow was seen in the Iberá forests in Argentina. The bird began disappearing from the wild in the 1970s, surviving only in small populations in forest areas in the provinces of Chaco and Formosa, in the northeast of the country.

Better health - for people and the planet - grows on trees

Two of humanity's biggest problems - the climate crisis and abysmal eating habits - can partly be solved by one healthy solution: eating more food from trees, specifically tropical ones. While global trends in agriculture and diets are not easily reversed, scientists say that creating incentives ...