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    Benin Case Study

    Reports & Research
    December, 2021
    Benin

    Land degradation neutrality (LDN) is increasingly recognized as an effective mechanism to address land degradation and sustain ecosystems. Although this mechanism could accelerate the achievement of SDGs, we should approach with caution many of the policy measures proposed within countries’ LDN target-setting programmes to avoid violating rights to land and resources.

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    Manuals & Guidelines
    February, 2021
    Global

    Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
     

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2009
    Switzerland, United States of America, Israel, Chile, China, Australia, Cyprus, Ghana, Malawi, Colombia, Thailand, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, South Africa, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Argentina, India, Sudan, Barbados

    Insect pests, diseases and other biotic agents have considerable impacts on forests and the forest sector. They can adversely affect tree growth and the yield of wood and non-wood products. Damage caused by forest pests can significantly reduce wildlife habitat thereby reducing local biodiversity and species richness.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    France, Honduras, United States of America, Nepal, Germany, Peru, United Kingdom, Canada, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Niger, Eritrea, New Zealand, Rwanda, Morocco, Malaysia, Somalia, Italy, Tanzania, China, Kenya

    FAO and the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD have joined efforts to prepare this discussion paper on sustainable financing for FLR. It provides an overview of existing funding sources and financial instruments that could be used and adapted specifically for the implementation of FLR efforts at the national, regional and global levels. It identifies innovative financing mechanisms to support the achievement of these global targets and discusses the main challenges for enhanced FLR financing.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Georgia, Bangladesh, Ghana, Tunisia, Gambia, Costa Rica, Chile, Africa

    Forests and woody vegetation cover a total surface area of 1.3 million ha in 2015 (FAO 2015) that represents 8% of the country surface area. It includes 1 million ha of forests and 0.3 Million ha of shrubs and other woody area. The forest area has increased from 643,000 ha in 1990 to 1,041,000 ha in 2015 ((FAO 2015) that corresponds to an increase by 62% in the last twenty five years or an annual increase of 1.9%.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2007
    Bangladesh, Switzerland, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Pakistan, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Italy, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Bahrain, Barbados, United Arab Emirates, Asia

    The main aim of this study is to facilitat e access to comprehensive and comparable information on the current and past extent of mangroves in the 124 countries and areas where they are known to exist, highlighting information gaps and providing updated information that may serve as a tool for mangrove managers and policy- and decision-makers worldwide.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2007
    Bangladesh, United States of America, Nepal, Gambia, China, Indonesia, Congo, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Colombia, Thailand, Rwanda, Italy, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Uganda, Brazil, Kenya
  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Georgia, Ghana, Tunisia, Gambia, Costa Rica, Chile, Germany, Asia

    The <i>State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2016 “Forests and Agriculture – Land Use Challenges and Opportunities” </i> examines the competing demands for land for forests and agriculture; and the relationship between forest cover changes and food security. In particular, forests and food security highlight the possibility to meet food security objectives while maintaining or increasing existing forests.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2007
    France, Switzerland, Fiji, Samoa, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Australia, Tonga, Guinea, New Zealand, Palau, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Italy, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Oceania

    The world’s mangroves 1980–2005 is a thematic study undertaken within the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005. It was led by FAO in collaboration with mangrove specialists throughout the world, and was co-funded by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). It builds on the 1980 assessment, on the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000) and 2005 (FRA 2005), and on an extensive literature search and correspondence with mangrove and forest resources assessment specialists.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2011
    Global

    Every year, 13 million hectares of forest are lost worldwide; that is an area the size of Austria and Switzerland combined. 90 percent of this deforestation involves tropical forests. Forest loss has devastating effects on the climate and is the source of between 15 and 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If global warming is to be kept below the critical threshold of two degrees Celsius, forest loss and degradation must be halted without delay

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