#BETTERWITHFORESTS
FORESTS: A NATURE-BASED SOLUTION FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS
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For villagers in Zambia, there is less forest and less rain than in the past. So
local communities are fighting climate change by developing alternative livelihoods that don’t depend on forests or rain.
The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), a partnership between FAO, IIED, IUCN and AgriCord, is an initiative to build climate-resilient landscapes and improved livelihoods, with a primary focus on strengthening forest and farm producer organizations. The FFF has assisted some communities that make and sell baskets with training in areas such as business development, resource management and improved skills in basket making. This has made the community group’s income more sustainable and diversified.
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To save its rich biodiversity, the UN-REDD Programme is helping Papua New Guinea establish its first multi-purpose national forest inventory (NFI). The country has had various forest inventories for concessions, but never one covering the whole country. T
his has enabled local scientists to gather important data on the country’s flora, fauna and carbon stock,
which in turn allows them to accurately estimate greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Don't miss a day at a National Forest Inventory Camp!
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Viet Nam is the second biggest coffee producer and exporter after Brazil.
More than 80 percent of the country’s coffee plots belong to smallholder farmers.
Yet while this growth has bolstered the Vietnamese economy, it has not come without cost. Maintaining high levels of productivity has presented a series of environmental challenges, including deforestation and ecosystem degradation. Through the UN-REDD Programme, UNEP has been working with partners to scale up alternative cultivation practices that support long-term sustainability by reducing pressure on the environment while maintaining production volumes. It is also developing financial systems that can channel the investment capital required for the conversion to more resilient agricultural production models. The aim is to help green Viet Nam’s coffee supply chain, one bean at a time, while increasing the livelihoods of farmers.
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Since 2015, Rafael Valdespino, an indigenous technician from Panama, has been part of a capacity development programme on community forest monitoring. After attending several training sessions, he became an instructor. In addition to supporting his own community and others in Panama, he now travels to other countries, like Paraguay, to share his experiences.
Through South-South exchanges, peers learn from each other, discuss their work, address hurdles together and improve the effectiveness of their work.
Experiential knowledge is also shared, creating a collaborative and reciprocal learning environment and bringing together traditional indigenous knowledge with new technologies.
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The support to indigenous communities in land titling has made a big impact in moving towards sustainable development in Peru.
Land titling of indigenous people’s territories is one of the REDD+ pilot measures being implemented
through a bilateral agreement between Peru and Norway. Trained indigenous technicians have made this work at the community-level possible, as they have the technical knowledge on implementing the process and benefit from the trust of their communities. As well, they help other communities build the necessary foundations that enable them to better protect their forests.
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Content provided by UN-REDD Programme staff, partner countries and guests.
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