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January 2018

The Business of Planting Trees: A Growing Investment Opportunity

World Resources Institute (WRI)
The report The Business of Planting Trees: A Growing Investment Opportunity highlights four promising investment themes in land restoration - technology, consumer products, project management, and commercial forestry - and includes case studies of 14 businesses across eight countries that are part of an emerging forest and land restoration economy.

Community-Based Mangrove Planting Handbook for Papua New Guinea

Asian Development Bank (ADB), Global Environment Facility (GEF), Government of Papua New Guinea
This handbook presents a step-by-step guide on how to rehabilitate mangroves. Although the main purpose is to address coastal flooding, this handbook has been designed to be applicable to planting mangroves for all purposes, including carbon absorption, conservation, fisheries, and ecotourism. It outlines five activities, including: (i) creation of a project work plan, (ii) site preparation, (iii) planting, (iv) monitoring and training, and (v) project funding.
21 March 2020
Partner Event

International Day of Forests

The International Day of Forests celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The theme of this year’s event is “Forests and Biodiversity”.
June 2020

The Pollination Services of Forests

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
This publication highlights the importance, at the forest and landscape scales, to monitor pollinator diversity and abundance over time, to employ adaptive management practices and promote a mosaic of diverse habitats, with key components on which pollinators depend, and have a multi-sectoral approach, with the involvement of farmers, pastoralists, indigenous peoples, local communities, forest managers, beekeepers and other land custodians and stakeholders.
March 2018

Bioenergy from Finnish Forests: Sustainable, efficient, modern use of wood

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Wood residues form Finland’s main source of bioenergy. About half of the country’s wood production is used for heat and power, either through district heating systems or through combined heat and power (CHP) plants.

February 2018

Economic Viability of the National-Scale Forestation Program: The Case of Success in the Republic of Korea

This study investigates the economic viability of the Republic of Korea’s national forestation programme, which began in the 1960s and ultimately resulted in the successfully recovery of its forests and the ecosystem services associated with them. The study found that the programme was economically viable in the long-term, with the break-even point of the extensive investment on forestation appearing within two decades. In addition, this study highlights some key lessons from Korea’s programme that other countries could apply to maximize the probability of success in their own countries.
15 February 2018

Mangrove Forest Restoration and Management: Social & Governance Dimensions

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
On 15 February 2018 (9:00 AM EST), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is holding a webinar on "Mangrove Forest Restoration and Management: Social & Governance Dimensions".
June 2012

Green Economy Sectoral Study: BioTrade – Harnessing the Potential for Transitioning to a Green Economy – The Case of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Nepal

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

The growing global demand for medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) could help drive Nepal’s green economy, while improving livelihoods in its poorest communities.

23 April 2020
Online

WRI Webinar - Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in the Forest and Land-use Sector

World Resources Institute (WRI)
On the 23 April 2020 at 15:30 (CEST), the World Resources Institute (WRI) is hosting a webinar on 'Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in the Forest and Land-use Sector'.
November 2016

Policy Brief Uzbekistan Case Study - Diversifying agricultural production, retaining biomass in the field, and planting strips of forest can lead to economic and environmental benefits

Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)

Independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991 presented the republics of Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, with severe challenges for land management with ensuing economic, social, and environmental crises.

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