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Overview of the State of Forests and Forest Management in Azerbaijan

Reports & Research
February, 2020
Azerbaijan
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
forest law
environment
forestry
forest conservation
state forests
forest land
forest management plans
Overview of the State of Forests and Forest Management in Azerbaijan derives from the project on the state of forests in the Caucasus and Central Asia and presents the forest resources and the forest sector of Azerbaijan, including trends in, and pressures on forests. The overview describes policies and institutions of forest sector in Azerbaijan and major challenges the sector faces as well as policy responses in place or planned.
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The State of the World’s Forests 2020

Forests, biodiversity and people

Reports & Research
July, 2020
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forest law
forestry
community forestry
deforestation
forest conservation
state forests
forest land
agroforestry systems
forest management plans
As the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011–2020 comes to a close and countries prepare to adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, this edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) examines the contributions of forests, and of the people who use and manage them, to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
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Second Regional Land Forum

Summary Report

Reports & Research
June, 2018
Asia
Forest Tenure
community land rights
customary land rights
customary tenure
forest land
land governance
land investments
land management
land rights
Following the success of the inaugural Regional Land Forum in Hanoi in 2016, the Second Regional Land Forum was held from 28-30th May, 2018, in Bangkok. The Regional Land Forum aims to provide a multi-stakeholder platform for networking and dialogue on land governance issues across the Mekong region, particularly Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV). The Second Regional Land Forum attracted 280 participants – comprising government, private sector, civil society, researchers, community members, donors, development partners a
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Forest landscape restoration for Asia-Pacific forests

Reports & Research
January, 2016
Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
climate change
environment
forest conservation
forest land
forest management plans
land governance
The Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) approach, which is still in its nascent stages of development, is rapidly gaining attention as a more appropriate way to restore both degraded forests as well as the surrounding degraded landscape. The great value of this approach is that it integrates forest restoration actions with the desirable objectives of the landscape, and it is undertaken with the full participation of the people who will have a role in the management of the restored areas over the longer term.
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015

How are the world’s forests changing?

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2016
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
environment
forest conservation
forest land
land cover
land governance
The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 (FRA 2015) development began in June 2011 when the FRA Advisory Group discussed the FRA Long-Term Strategy and its implications for FRA 2015. The design process involved users, national correspondents and experts from a wide variety of technical backgrounds.
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Rapport de la session conjointe du Comité des forêts et de l'industrie forestière et de la Commission européenne des forêts

Reports & Research
April, 2018
France, Estonia, Belgium, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Ukraine, Denmark, Belarus, Portugal, Poland, Cyprus, Ireland, Canada, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Finland, Armenia, Czech Republic
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
Rapport de la session conjointe du Comité des forêts et de l'industrie forestière et de la Commission européenne des forêts<p></p>Varsovie, Pologne<p></p>9-13 octobre 2017
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Private sector engagement in REDD+ actions

Institutional & promotional materials
August, 2018
Madagascar
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
land degradation
Given its ability to innovate, rapidly adapt to changing conditions and leverage capital for new market opportunities, the private sector can play a key role in helping countries meet the Sustainable Development Goals and their climate commitments, such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and REDD+.
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Lessons learned from five years of nature conservation and development in South Pacific Islands

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
Fiji, Switzerland, Samoa, Vanuatu, Australia, Niue, New Zealand
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
capacity development
sustainable development
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) under the Pacific Alliance for Sustainability implemented the project “Forestry Conservation and Protected Area Management” in cooperation with the Governments of the Pacific Island Countries Fiji, Niue, Samoa and Vanuatu from 2012 until 2018.
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Regional Strategy and Action Plan for Forest and Landscape Restoration in Asia-Pacific

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2018
Nepal, Republic of Korea, Bangladesh, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Australia, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
land degradation
Degradation of forests can have severe negative local impacts and far-reaching consequences, including soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, dust storms, diminished livelihood opportunities and reduced yields of forest products and services. Reversing the adverse conditions requires urgent and scaled-up action, through scientific and holistic landscape-level restoration approaches, balancing both socio-economic and environmental goals and the diverse needs of various sectors and stakeholders in the landscape.
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Sustainable management of Miombo woodlands

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
Angola, Tanzania, Switzerland, Mozambique, Zambia, Uganda, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Italy, Indonesia, Austria, Congo, Malawi, Finland, Kenya, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
sustainable land management
forest land
food security
The Miombo woodland is a vast African dryland forest ecosystem covering close to 2.7 million km2 across southern Africa (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe). The woodlands are characterized by the dominance of Brachystegia species, either alone or in association with Julbernardia and Isoberlinia species. It is estimated that the woodlands – through their numerous goods and services which include various non-wood forest products (NWFPs) (e.g.