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Energy and Climate Justice: A Community Gaze

Demonstration for climate justice in India

Energy and Climate Justice: A Community Gaze

04 July 2022

The session Energy and Climate Justice: A Community aimed to cover discussions onglobal trends around renewable energy and climate finance by adopting a nexus approach connecting land tenure, community, and justice. The following aspects were drawn from comparative experiences from global south reflected on land conflicts and contestations in the context of mega solar park projects, community stewardship as a potential carbon solution, netzero triggered land use changes for carbon offset and implications on community & commons.

'Changing the environment through hard work': Taiwanese tree-planter in Mongolia

24 September 2022

Seventy percent of land in Mongolia has succumbed to desertification. The land has also come under relentless pressure from overgrazing by 60 million head of livestock and extractive industries like mining.

Carbon credit plan meets flak

19 September 2022

Thailand: Climate change strategy gives too much power to big corporations at the expense of local communities.

Oil not charcoal the biggest threat to Congo rainforest, top researcher warns

Informal charcoal production near Yangambi, DRC, Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR

Oil not charcoal the biggest threat to Congo rainforest, top researcher warns

25 August 2022

Stop blaming poor communities for deforestation, urges author of upcoming FAO report, warning oil exploration could set off a “giant carbon bomb”

Levi Sucre to Forests and Climate Leaders’ Summit: “Enough of agreements that do not land in the territories!”

Restoration takes resources. Organizations driving activities on the ground are often underfunded and face financial insecurity. PHOTO:UNEP/Will Baxter

Levi Sucre to Forests and Climate Leaders’ Summit: “Enough of agreements that do not land in the territories!”

15 November 2022

The Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (AGCT) made an urgent call to action to world leaders during the Leaders’ Summit on Forests and Climate at COP27, being held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

From Japan to Brazil: Reforesting the Amazon with the Miyawaki method

03 February 2023

Reforestation using the Miyawaki method seeks to restore nature to its original state with results that can be seen in around six years. Miyawaki works around three concepts: trees should be native, several species should be randomly planted, and the materials for the seedlings and the soil should be organic. The method is suitable for urban areas, which gives it a significant capacity to connect human beings with nature, with benefits for the health and well-being of the population. Different from other reforestation methods that may seek a financial return, like agroforestry, the motivation of the Miyawaki method is purely ecological.

Cambodia all-in on Prey Lang carbon offsets

Cambodia all-in on Prey Lang carbon offsets

02 May 2023

The Joint Credit Mechanism REDD+ (JCM REDD+) project will enable Cambodia to maintain the conservation of the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. The project is being extended to more than 50 villages around the sanctuary.

Illegal logging in Laos hinders government’s forestation goals

06 March 2023

Government development and industrial concessions have also contributed to forest losses.

FAO launches a new project to improve land governance and reduce conflicts in the Central African Republic

FAO launches a new project to improve land governance and reduce conflicts in the Central African Republic

The launch workshop for the project entitled "Improving land governance and reducing conflicts related to cross-border transhumance in the Republic of Chad, the Republic of Cameroon, and the Central African Republic" took place on 24th and 25th September 2024, under the auspices of the Minister of urban planning, land reform, cities, and housing of the Central African Republic.

Alarming evidence shows massive deforestation continues in Saamaka territories

31 October 2024

Between June and September 2024, a 57% increase in forest cover loss has been recorded in Saamaka territory, compared to rates observed in the previous 6 years

77% of deforestation inside Saamaka territory has occurred after the 2007 Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruling in favour of the Saamaka People.

Cultiver l'avenir - la sécurisation foncière au service des agriculteurs Malgaches

Collage of three pictures, left a woman standing in a field and smiling at her crops, middle woman sitting and holding up her land title, right a fiel of crops.

Cultiver l'avenir - la sécurisation foncière au service des agriculteurs Malgaches

21 February 2025

ProPFR Madagascar, GIZ

La sécurité des droits fonciers individuels et d'utilisation est primordiale pour promouvoir une agriculture durable et résiliente. À Belalitra, région Boeny au nord –ouest du Madagascar, ce lien se concrétise à travers le parcours de Ernestine RAZAFINDRAVAO.