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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WWF: Worldwide Fund for Nature (International) · 10 October 2024 English

This report offers a detailed analysis of the state of global biodiversity, emphasizing the sharp decline in wildlife populations over the last 50 years. The report presents data from the …

exacerbated by climate change, is pushing pine forests to a tipping point where they will be replaced where conditions become unsuitable for tropical forests. The impacts would not only be devastating for bleaching of coral reefs, the loss of tropical forests, the collapse of polar ice caps and serious changes terrestrial, marine and aquatic ecosystems, such as forests, grasslands, wetlands, coral reefs, rivers and to cause carbon storage losses of 2–12% across forests in Africa, Latin America and Asia11, reducing


EU: European Union · 4 October 2024 English

is also our Schengen border, and there, in the forests and swamps, for months already families with children


Grid-Arendal · 4 October 2024 English

GRID-Arendal’s RoleGRID-Arendal designed, developed, hosts, and maintains this website. Built using WordPress and a custom theme created by our team, this platform transforms scientific data into accessible, educational content for …

global audience. Blue Forests Education Website Coastal ecosystems, known as blue forests, include mangroves coastal protection. However, the value of blue forests is often overlooked, even by those whose livelihoods fishermen and maritime tourism professionals. The Blue Forests Education project addresses this gap by offering improve knowledge and capacity related to blue forests’ ecosystem services. By engaging with this resource teachers can integrate the importance of blue forests into their lessons, students can be better prepared


WRI: World Resources Institute · 4 October 2024 English

Through a mixed-methods approach, this working paper examines current food loss and waste (FLW) efforts led by faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Rwanda. The paper also looks at the barriers and …

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WFP: World Food Programme · 3 October 2024 English

A zero-hunger world requires a socially equitable, clean and healthy environment – which is why the World Food Programme (WFP) is committed to applying the highest standards in its interactions …

activity or operation alters the land cover of forests, wetlands, farming land, grazing land, or other that partners or vendors alter the land cover of forests, wetlands, farming land, grazing land, or other


WFP: World Food Programme · 3 October 2024 English

A zero-hunger world requires a socially equitable, clean and healthy environment – which is why the World Food Programme (WFP) is committed to applying the highest standards in its interactions …

Could the intervention alter the land cover of forests, wetlands, farming land, grazing land, or other Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests Examples: the activity changes land tenure arrangements


World Bank Group · 3 October 2024 English

This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) Update assesses the evolution of Panama's development challenges and policy priorities since the publication of the SCD in 2015. During the last eight years, Panama …

resilience through several initiatives to manage forests, biodiversity, and water, among others.28 only sustainably manage its water resources and forests but also increase the resilience of households gas (GHG) emissions remain negative due to its forests and per capita GHG emissions are below the averages events.37 Forests play a key role in reducing GHG emissions in Panama, but the country’s forests are under of its mature forests are in protected areas and indigenous territories, with forests in the comarcas


WFP: World Food Programme · 3 October 2024 English

A zero-hunger world requires a socially equitable, clean and healthy environment – which is why the World Food Programme (WFP) is committed to applying the highest standards in its interactions …

the conservation and sustainable management of forests and avoid the depletion of fuel wood. • Apply Minimize clearing of land, particularly of natural forests and other natural resources of environmental importance carbon into plants, soils, and water - for example forests, peatlands, wetlands, oceans. Child labour: The plantation. This includes primary forests (naturally regenerated forests of native species where there is significantly disturbed) and other naturally regenerated forests that are predominantly composed of trees established


EU: European Union · 3 October 2024 English

the protection and restoration of the world’s forests, or with existing projects such as Amazonia +,


EU: European Union · 3 October 2024 English

EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests, COM/2019/352 final. 3 Communication from the


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