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Although forests are physically located within the territories of sovereign states, their environmental role extends far beyond these borders. For example, the mismanagement of riparian forests has transboundary implications in terms of soil and...

Anyone who decides to visit my country, Bhutan, will undoubtedly admire its unique flora and fauna. Bhutan’s virtually untouched forests are located at a wide variety of altitudes and climatic areas. Travelers visiting Bhutan are often guided through...

“Forests give us medicine, good air and rainfall, all things that are very important for us. We are helping to conserve the forest by talking to our communities and telling them about the importance of forests and why they should replant and restore...

Globally, we drink over 500 billion cups of coffee every year. Most consumers are unaware of where the coffee in their cups comes from. If pushed, Columbia may come to mind. While 67 percent of the world’s coffee is grown in Latin America, Viet Nam...

“If demographic pressure and low efficiency of food production and wood energy systems are maintained, the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be gone by 2100.” These words, by BMZ’s Heiko Warnken at the Central African Forests...

African countries continue to make progress on REDD+ safeguards, with Zambia being the first in the region to submit a summary of information to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This is a milestone achievement for Zambia and...

Countries leverage a decade of REDD+ to advance the Paris Agreement. The land use sector is crucial to confronting climate change, with forests providing the single largest opportunity to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. In the past decade...

George Scott, Private Sector Specialist for the UN Environment Office in Asia and the Pacific, discusses the issues faced by the coffee sector in Viet Nam and how the transition to sustainable practices can provide some of the solutions required...

Forests in Zambia cover about 60% of the total land area and are crucial in supporting low-income communities in both urban and rural areas. A variety of wood and non-wood forest products are utilised on a daily basis by rural and urban households in...