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ArticleJournal articleEnhancing transparency under the Paris agreement in the forest sector
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Forests play a central role in combating climate change by absorbing and storing carbon from the atmosphere in their vegetation and soils. Therefore, given the significant climate change mitigation potential of forests, improving the transparency of forest-related data and information within the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement is timely, indeed urgent, in order to translate this potential into action. A fully functioning multipurpose national forest monitoring system (NFMS) allows countries to track progress on climate action and effectively report on forest-related emissions and removals, as well as respond to their own forest data needs. With tailored national forest monitoring systems, countries are able to develop informed forest and land-use policies with proven knowledge and up-to date, transparent and accessible information. Ultimately, NFMS can help countries to meet the requirements of the transparency framework under the Paris Agreement. This paper explores how forest monitoring can help countries better manage their natural resources, meet the requirements of the ETF and ultimately, to implement and enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions. The paper also looks at the importance of data transparency and knowledge sharing for capacity building and technology transfer, and for enhancing collaboration and global ambition in tackling climate change. The paper presents case studies on transparency in the forest sector and available tools. In addition, the paper will examine how transparency in the forest sector can inform policy-making, and on the other hand, how policy and governance can support and enhance transparency in the forest sector at the same time. Keywords: forest monitoring , Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Papua New Guinea ID: 3485351 -
ArticleJournal articleIncreasing legality compliance amongst forest sector MSMEs: creating an enabling environment for responsible forest product trade and socio-economic recovery
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play a critical role in meeting the growing demand for forest products worldwide, with potential to contribute to responsible supply chains that combat illegal logging while promoting economic growth. However, MSMEs have been challenged by the emergence of regulated markets requiring verified legal timber, which involve more stringent regulatory compliance and additional up-front costs. Recognizing the need to ensure MSMEs can benefit from – and are not penalized by – the responsible forest trade, the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme supported 100+ projects in 20 countries between 2016 and 2021 that sought to improve MSME capacity to supply legal timber. These projects employed several strategies: • Increasing MSME legal compliance through capacity building, mentoring and technical assistance; • Formalizing MSMEs to achieve legal status and access to benefits such as credit, training programs, and labour protections. • Strengthening associations that represent MSMEs and provide technical and financial assistance; • Reducing the regulatory burden through the simplification of existing legal frameworks; and • Integrating MSMEs into responsible value chains by linking with buyers or manufacturers. The Programme analyzed the impacts of these projects to determine best practices for supporting MSMEs atscale. It was found that the formation of associations was the most impactful intervention for helping MSMEs to formalize and produce legal timber. Capacity-building efforts also must integrate business skill development with training on legality compliance. The paper discusses options for further deployment of these strategies at scale, emphasizing the importance of building an “ecosystem of support” by forming a variety of mutually supporting partnerships. This will be central to assisting MSMEs negatively impacted by COVID-19 imposed lockdowns and economic slowdown. Keywords: Illegal logging, timber trade, small and medium-sized enterprises, forest governance, responsible markets ID:3486686 -
DocumentOther documentBrazilian planted trees industry and biodiversity: A case of success
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Brazil is home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet. Around 20% of the world's biodiversity is found here due to territorial extension, its distinct biomes and favorable climate and soil conditions. One of the great allies of environmental conservation is the Brazilian forestry sector, which believes that the solution for the conservation of biodiversity must be aligned with economic development projects.
The trees planted by the Brazilian forest sector are mainly found in previously degraded areas and integrated with natural forests in mosaic planting, creating ecological corridors that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and serve as habitat for animals, plants and microorganisms.
In order to demonstrate the sector's commitment to conservation of biodiversity The Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá) gathered information about their associated companies’ projects and monitoring data. These initiatives date back to the early 1970s and it is notorious that this practice has intensified in recent years by the incresead awareness of the topic relevance by the companies, governments and society.
The Brazilian forestry sector has six million hectares of protected natural areas and nine hectares of commercial plantations, which represents less than 2% of the Brazilian territory. The area occupied by the forestry sector, both for planting and for conservation purposes, has positive indexes of biodiversity. The forest companies provide shelter for more than 5790 species of fauna and flora in five different biomes (Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest and Pampa). Regarding threatened species, for example, 38% of mammals and 45% of birds are found in these areas.
This are some few numbers found in biodiversity monitoring reinforcing the commitment of the Brazilian planted tree sector, and brings the idea that conserving the environmental and productivity is alighted. Keywords: Monitoring and data collection, Biodiversity , onservation, Sustainable forest management, Research, Knowledge management ID: 3479062
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2022可持续的粮食体系对于保障子孙后代的粮食安全和饮食健康至关重要。要实现可持续性转型，必须重构众多粮食体系活动，全球各地无数主体正在开展行动。尽管有些转变相对容易，但是要通过转变来推广可持续的消费和生产模式，依旧需要复杂的综合技能。本书面向“可持续的粮食体系创新者”，来自亚洲、非洲、美洲、欧洲的创新人士，他们正领导众多倡议，根据实际情况种植、分享、销售、消费更可持续的食品。本书涵盖的众多实践正通过改变地方粮食体系的组织架构，来提升粮食体系的可持续性。本书按照“选择你自己的冒险故事”的方式来编排，让每位读者，不论是自己读还是跟着互助小组一起读，都能够根据需求定制个性化的学习和行动旅程。本书包含四大创新主题：留住消费者、可持续生产、产品入市和组织有序。 -
Book (stand-alone)General interest book24-hour Global Marathon for Sustainability – Food for Earth (2021) 2022
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No results found.The FAO elearning Academy together with Future Food Institute, organized the second edition of the 24-hour Global Digital Marathon for Sustainability entitled: “Food for Earth”, in 2021. The event was a knowledge sharing collaborative initiative, fully aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 and FAO’s Strategic Framework. The Marathon has proven to be an extremely powerful initiative to raise awareness among entrepreneurs, startups, scientists, journalists, young leaders, policymakers, general public, farmers and indigenous peoples on the importance of environmental, economic and social sustainability.The publication aims at gathering the multilingual work sessions spread out across the globe, all focusing on the regenerative power of food systems. Overall, the 2021 Marathon had a fantastic global impact, bringing together more than 160 expert voices, in 30 main work sessions, in English, French, Italian and Spanish, reaching more than 150 000 views worldwide, and a global coverage from over 100 online journals, TV channels and networks. In addition, ministers and government representatives from more than 30 countries contributed and endorsed the event. As a result, participating countries have proposed and committed to implement more than 100 climate actions. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileRinderpest and its eradication 2022
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No results found.This book tells the story of rinderpest and its eradication. The focus is on the international coordination that came together after the Second World War in the confident belief that, with vaccines available, the eradication of rinderpest was a practical possibility. In both Africa and South Asia, beginning in the 1960s, there was an initial dramatic success through the coordinated vaccination of cattle across the continents. Unfortunately, follow-up measures could not prevent the return of epidemic rinderpest, albeit to a lesser extent. Chastened by failure, the international community refocused with renewed energy to achieve eradication. The vaccination programmes broadened to reflect a multidisciplinary approach to disease eradication. FAO and the OIE, together with international aid agencies, coordinated policy with the nation states and guided implementation of the era¬dication programmes until success was achieved.