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Lizzie Bekoe, Forest Ranger for Ghana’s Forestry Commission, patrolling Apedwa Forest Reserve in Ghana. FAO/ Asdúbal Calderón In the eastern region of Ghana, a nation teeming with vibrant and robust ecosystems, sits the Apedwa Forest Reserve. This...

(Photo by Casey Horner @ Unsplash) Transboundary challenges and deforestation trends in the Upper Guinea Forest Ecosystem In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development, the Government of...

Cape Coast in Ghana (by Joshua Duneebon @ Unsplash ) Following Mozambique, Ghana received payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation also known as REDD+. The Forest Carbon Partnership...

(@Unsplash) La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) poursuit ses efforts pour opérationnaliser les éléments de son Cadre de Varsovie en travaillant sur la finalisation de son Système d'Information sur les Sauvegardes (SIS). En 2021, grâce à l...

(@Unsplash) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues its efforts to finalize Warsaw Framework elements by working to complete its Safeguards Information System (SIS). In 2021, thanks to UNEP’s technical assistance and strong involvement from...

Land tenure security is widely recognized as a key condition for reducing deforestation and forest degradation. But clarifying and securing land tenure rights can be a complex and challenging process, particularly in countries with customary systems...

With over five million people, Ghana’s Northern Savannah Zone is home to the country’s poorest regions where many people make a living from subsistence farming. This area, dominated by shea landscapes, faces an alarming rate of deforestation and...

REDD+ is entering an exciting new phase. After years of preparation, an increasing number of countries are advancing in the implementation of REDD+ actions on the ground. One such country is Democratic Republic of the Congo, where FAO recently...