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Acuerdo Público Privado “Producir Conservando y Conservar Produciendo” en Ucayali
Se promueve Acuerdo Público Privado “Producir Conservando y Conservar Produciendo” en las provincias de Padre Abad y Coronel Portillo de Ucayali y Puerto inca en la Región Huánuco.
November 3, 2020
Addressing gender in actions for forest and climate with GCF Task Force delegates
This post was created in collaboration with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Click here to view this post on CIFOR’s Forest News. Closing gender inclusion gaps with a jurisdictional approach The role of women in the success of climate action initiatives and the sustainable management of forest resources has been proven many […]
October 26, 2020
Roraima launches Low Carbon Agriculture Plan
Today, the Governor of Roraima, Antônio Denarium, signed a decree launching several new plans to bring the state’s Economic-Environmental Policy to implementation. The ambitious programs will promote the expansion of low-carbon agriculture and provide incentives to landowners who conserve forests. Governor Denarium was joined for the signing ceremony by the president of the State […]
October 23, 2020
Socio-environmental Safeguards: Amapá committed to the rights of the population and the environment
Ensuring that all social spheres participate and are consulted on environmental decisions is now a reality in Amapá, Brazil, with the implementation of the Socio-Environmental Safeguards—a set of principles of rights and criteria that should guide public policies, programs and projects. One of the highlights of the Safeguards implementation is the widely guaranteed social […]
October 22, 2020
Developing the indigenous economy in the Brazilian Amazon post-COVID-19
Participatory diagnosis started to identify problems, trends, and solutions for the development of the indigenous economy in the post-COVID-19 Amazon scenario.
October 20, 2020
Coalition for Sustainable Production in Peru appoints Fabiola Muñoz
El pasado 15 septiembre de 2020, mediante una sesión virtual, el Consejo Directivo de la Coalición por una Producción Sostenible designó a Fabiola Muñoz Dodero cómo Coordinadora de esta plataforma multi-actor. Muñoz ha sido Ministra de Agricultura y Ministra del Ambiente de Perú, además fue Directora Ejecutiva del Servicio Forestal y Fauna Silvestre.
October 9, 2020
Mexican States Make Progress on Rio Branco Declaration Goals
Recently released data shows progress in Mexico amidst global struggles New data from Mexico’s National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) shows that the majority of Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force states in Mexico have made steady progress in reducing deforestation in recent years. The news comes as states race towards the ambitious goals of the […]
October 1, 2020
New satellite images to allow anyone, anywhere, to monitor tropical deforestation
On Wednesday 23 September 2020, Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment entered into a contract worth up to NOK 400 million (approx. USD 43) with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and its partners Airbus and Planet, to provide universal access to high-resolution satellite monitoring of the tropics in order to support efforts to stop the destruction […]
September 29, 2020
New report on Environmental Licensing released by Brazilian Amazon States
A report released in June on Environmental Licensing in Brazil presents a diagnosis of environmental licensing in four strategic productive chains for the Legal Amazon region: livestock, large-scale agriculture, timber forest management and non-timber forest management.
September 22, 2020
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