The SMURF project aims to empower a multitude of beneficiaries. At its core are small forest owners, over 16 million individuals who will gain access to new tools, knowledge, and support structures to manage their land sustainably.
Deforestation is the primarily result of the expansion of agricultural land for forest risk commodities (FRCs) such as cattle, wood, palm oil, soy, cocoa, coffee and rubber. These FRCs play a significant role in driving deforestation in tropical countries and the…
In an effort to combat deforestation and promote tools which enhance global monitoring and supply chain traceability, Preferred by Nature and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have joined forces within the Forest Data Partnership. The primary objective was to establish a standardised geolocation data sharing protocol, a crucial step…
Forest ecosystems are under intense pressure from our rising population and its hunger for more land and resources. Globally, we are losing about 4.7 million hectares of tropical forest every year, often to make space for agricultural commodities (decadeonrestoration.org). Forest landscape restoration is a critical strategy for tackling this…
Forests are important in the global carbon cycle, carbon sequestration and storage. Although Vietnam increases in overall forest cover, there has been a reduction in both total hectares of natural forests and forest quality.
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NEPCon and Forests of the World are excited to announce the release of an updated report examining Alternatives to Facilitate FSC certification for Community Forestry Operations (known as CFEs).…
If you are importing timber into the EU, you should be aware of the species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as well as permit…
More than 4,000 farmers were introduced to the climate adaptive conservation agriculture methodology under…
Being launched this week, the Sourcing Hub Update will be published once a month. It features new developments and resources on the Sourcing Hub, as well as news from the past month.
Zachęcamy firmy z sektora drzewnego z obszaru Unii Europejskiej do dzielenia się doświadczeniami w zakresie Należytej Staranności i Rozporządzenia UE w sprawie…