Forests
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing and ecological function. The Food and Agriculture Organization defines a forest as land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use. Using this definition FRA 2020 found that forests covered 4.06 billion hectares …
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CDRI: Cambodia Development Resource Institute · 18 October 2024 English
Following definitions and a description of major trends, this section of the paper will focus on the following areas: • key concepts and insights from the scholarly literature useful as …
environmental consequences, including damage to forests, endangered species, water pollution, and loss …
WRI: World Resources Institute · 18 October 2024 English
This technical note describes the State of Climate Action series’ methodology for identifying sectors that must transform, translating these transformations into global mitigation targets primarily for 2030, 2035 and 2050 …
Systems Change Lab within Climate, Energy, Food, Forests, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, Finance … across power, buildings, industry, transport, forests and land and food and agriculture as well as the … North America Topics Cities Climate Energy Food Forests Freshwater Ocean Centers Economics Equity Finance …
ICIPE: African Insect Science for Food and Health · 18 October 2024 English
Started in 2015, the GBS series brings together Indeed, the ReSAKSS 2024 Annual Trends experts and stakeholders from all hemispheres and and Outlook Report (ATOR), titled ‘Advancing backgrounds, representing the …
by the U.S. Department of Institute: Climate & Forests - 2023 Title: Commons Institute State with funding …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 17 October 2024 English
Editors’ Note The quest for resilient and equitable cities has never been more urgent than in this era marked by rapid technological advancements and increasing urbanisation. ORF’s latest volume in …
planning eco-friendly interventions like urban forests to combat issues like the ‘heat island’ effect …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
technology transfer, agricultural expansion in natural forests, water use that impacts the water table, and improper …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
growth has severely impacted natural assets like forests and wetlands, fragmenting ecological land and reducing … green, with 72 percent of its land covered by forests or grasslands; it faces significant urban development … nature-positive development, such as rehabilitating forests, lakes, and wetlands, can boost tourism and business … demonstrate good practices for enhancing urban forests, wetlands, and the lake itself. The aim is to reduce … with an area of 8,034km2, 72 percent covered by forests and grasslands. The built-up area accounts for …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
OP/BP 4.04 - Natural Habitats, OP/BP 4.36 - Forests, OP/BP 4.10 - Indigenous Peoples, and OP/BP 4.12 …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
Reducing the impact of climate change on poor and vulnerable households is essential for hastening poverty reduction. In thinking about policies that do this, it is useful to apply the …
low rainfall years.4 • Policies that protect forests and mangroves can generate incomes for local communities …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 17 October 2024 English
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) steps up ecological protection and restoration spending, this brief outlines innovative investment and financing mechanisms and shows how encouraging social capital investors can …
restoration; governance of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, and grasslands; comprehensive … insufficient understanding of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasses as a community of life … management. In the project design, mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and sand are not … management and care after construction. For ecological forests planted by key regional projects, relevant departments … inclusion in national and local public welfare forests. Increasing central government subsidies for the …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 17 October 2024 English
This study provides an overview of the status of international climate negotiations and issues at stake at the COP29 climate change conference. It also addresses the current implementation of the …
links Article 4: Mitigation Article 5: Role of forests Article 7: Adaptation Article 9: Finance Article … and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, including forests. As Parties may choose to cooperate in their mitigation …