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Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie (center) with AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (fourth from right), UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Noura Hamladji (in white), and Ethiopia's Planning Minister Fitsum Assefa (second from right)...

©FAO/Maryia Kukharava - Agroforestry cocoa farm in Côte d’Ivoire, where reforestation and forest protection are boosting harvests and bringing sustainable economic benefits to local communities. Deforestation and forest degradation are among the most...

Forests are central to tackling climate change, protecting biodiversity, and sustaining livelihoods. Yet across Africa, the challenge is to ensure that communities who safeguard forests are fairly rewarded, and that benefits go beyond conservation to...

Across Ghana’s shea-growing communities, women are leading a quiet revolution. The Green Climate Fund financed Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project (GSLERP), led by the Forestry Commission of Ghana, in partnership with the Global Shea...

Summary: Despite promising results, results-based payments can be further improved to deliver both climate action and sustainable development. Halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation is critical to tackling climate change and...

Ethiopia is one of Africa’s most climate-vulnerable countries, facing devastating droughts, land degradation, and increasing pressure on its natural resources from a growing population. But the country is also rich in forest resources - particularly...