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In response to a request from the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, UNDP organized a training and consultation workshop on carbon markets in March, 2023 in Abidjan. The workshop aimed to build the capacity of Ivorian actors by equipping them further to...

The African savannah, a diverse and complex ecosystem, plays a critical role in the global carbon cycle and harbors an immense biocultural heritage As one of the most effective terrestrial ecosystems at sequestering and storing carbon, tropical...

FAST READ Exports of primary wood products from natural forests in the Lower Mekong region to China have declined in recent years due to limited supply caused by historical over-exploitation and government measures to regulate harvesting levels...

(All pics @UNDP Vietnam) When the drivers of deforestation are buried deep in the supply chain, innovative and collaborative solutions are required. Reducing deforestation is a crucial pathway not only for attending to new market regulations and...

The Giliciridia sepium can be used as fodder for the cattle in Bali Most of the primary rainforest on the island of Timor has disappeared. One of the challenges on Timor has been that geological processes have generated inherently infertile, high...

(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...

Countries are increasingly examining the potential of carbon markets to close the gap in climate finance in Africa. In February, the Chatham House Africa Programme hosted a webinar to discuss the practical implications of carbon markets for countries...