Deforestation

Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests. Between 15 - 18 million hectares of forest, an area the size of Belgium are destroyed every year, on average 2,400 trees are cut down each minute.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations defines deforestation as the conversion of forest to other …

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Amnesty International · 16 January 2025 English

On the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos and following the disastrous outcome of negotiations on a new climate finance target at COP29 of the UN Framework Convention …

industries that drive fossil fuel expansion and deforestation. Regarding their current investments and funding


Chatham House · 16 January 2025 English

Joint UK–China action on climate change could make a vital contribution at a time when climate multilateralism is under severe strain. As the UK government reviews its approach to relations …

soybeans and beef has been linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon.88 President Xi and his Brazilian to work together to combat illegal logging and deforestation.89 The UK, which appointed Ruth Davis as its ine-boost. 88 Borges, A. (2024), ‘Tackling deforestation in the Brazil-China agricultural trade’, Dialogue https://dialogue.earth/en/business/tackling-deforestation-in-the-brazil-china-trade. 89 Ministry of Foreign counterparts pledged to deepen cooperation on tackling deforestation.92 A further area of potential collaboration


ACAPS · 16 January 2025 English

ZAMBIA Thematic Report16 January 2025 Update on the impact of drought CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW Water and food scarcity has led to the displacement of households within and outside the country, …

DRIVERS OF THE CRISIS COMPOUNDING FACTORS El Niño Deforestation and land degradation The 2023–2024 El Niño is southern African countries with the highest deforestation rates (GFW disrupted normal weather patterns and food security (Met Office accessed this deforestation (ZDH accessed 10/12/2024; ZCD 27/05/2024). The source, especially in rural areas, has worsened deforestation. About reducing crop yields, depleting water strategies that include activities that cause deforestation (IWMI 01/10/2024). Climate change describes


World Bank Group · 15 January 2025 English

This study uses the Ethiopia Skills Profile Survey (2017) to examine the gender differences in livelihood opportunities and activities between refugees and host communities. The results show a significant gender …

Gambella. Environmental degradation, including deforestation caused by displacement, has further contributed


World Bank Group · 15 January 2025 English

South Sudan’s extensive renewable natural resources are critically important to its predominantly rural population, which relies on largely subsistence livelihoods and has limited access to the market economy. Until recently, …

globally unique ecosystem integrity and low deforestation. South Sudan’s forest cover of around 30 percent stable, and forests are a carbon sink. However, deforestation hotspots exist locally,6 particularly associated


World Bank Group · 15 January 2025 English

South Sudan's extensive renewable natural resources are critically important to its predominantly rural population, which relies on largely subsistence livelihoods and has limited access to the market economy. Until recently, …

globally unique ecosystem integrity and low deforestation. South Sudan’s forest cover of around 30 percent stable, and forests are a carbon sink. However, deforestation hotspots exist locally,6 particularly associated


SWG: Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Eastern Europe · 15 January 2025 English

The intensity of tree differentiation continues, and a minimum of interventions is suggested, to promote the natural pruning of lower branches, the natural selection and positioning of the best trees …

degradation. The NDS clearly indicated that deforestation could bring significant negative economic and related to forestry, above all the reduction of deforestation, es- pecially from fires. UN Convention on Biodiversity Sustainable food production systems EU Strategy on Deforestation: The integration includes incorporating measures measures that contribute to EU commitments to halt deforestation by promoting sustainable land use, combating forest ecosystems, 1979 and limited public data) deforestation, nature-based solutions for disaster - Insufficient


Institut Veblen · 15 January 2025 French

L’analyse de ces nouveaux textes permet de constater que les clauses ajoutées à la demande de l’UE ne constituent en aucun cas des garanties suffisantes pour prévenir de façon efficace …

.................................... 5 1.2 Déforestation ........................................... de l’accord de Paris et la lutte contre la déforestation. De son côté, le Brésil voulait préserver davantage concernés par des accords avec l’UE.” 6 1.2 Déforestation L’accord contient un engagement flou et peu peu contraignant d’arrêter la déforestation après 2030. Annexe au chapitre sur le commerce et le développement national laws and regulations, to prevent further deforestation and enhance efforts to stabilize or increase


Institut Veblen · 15 January 2025 English

1 This note does not examine all the modifications made to the text in this area, such as the restriction of the list of entities covered by public procurement market …

.................................... 5 1.2 Deforestation ........................................... adherence to the Paris Agreement and combating deforestation. Meanwhile, Brazil sought to protect its industry 1.2 Deforestation The agreement includes a vague and non-binding commitment to halt deforestation after national laws and regulations, to prevent further deforestation and enhance efforts to stabilize or increase the implementation of the EU regulation on deforestation. The annex states that the EU commits to using


World Bank Group · 14 January 2025 English

Summary Description of Proposed Project Activities The project objective is to improve the integrated management of targeted Gazetted Forests (GFs), to increase access of the main consumption cities to fuelwood …

management approach and contribute to reduced deforestation and forest degradation. Furthermore, the project hectares of forests per year, and an annual deforestation rate of approximately 1.5% between 2015-2020 management and thus contribute to reducing deforestation, increasing carbon stocks and reducing greenhouse


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