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June-August 2018
IN THIS ISSUE:
Greetings! 
 
         
The REDD+ Resource newsletter has moved to a new quarterly distribution schedule to bring even more high-quality REDD+ and forest-related news to you periodically. The revived fortnightly Roundup will keep you up to date in the meanwhile.
 
The Head of UN Environment Erik Solheim shares his view on balancing food production and forest protection in the first Perspectives article of this newsletter. The Minister of Environment in Colombia Luis Gilberto Murillo provides his Perspective on his Government's new initiative: 'Forests - Territories of Life,' while acknowledging the work done by the UN-REDD Programme to support Colombia fight deforestation.  
 
One of the seven articles in the Stories section, a journey across Mongolia, brings to life the mitigation and adaptation potential of the country's vast boreal forest resources. Another article gives an insider's view of the process that took place in India to distribute funds to preserve and maintain the nation's forest resources for future generations.  
 
On Country Advances, see how Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Uganda, Colombia, Bangladesh and the Solomon Islands have made progress during the last three months.  
 
We have changed the New Reading section to Forest News and expanded its scope: it now provides you an overview of current developments related to REDD+ and forests. And if you are a 'visual' person, you will probably enjoy the videos highlighted by this newsletter - especially the one on fighting peatland fires in Indonesia.
 
Browse this issue of the newsletter and stay informed of the latest global developments related to REDD+. 
 
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REDD+ IN THE NEWS
Outcomes for forests at the Bonn Climate Change Conference     
23 May 2018 | Forest News 
17 May 2018 | The Tribune - India   
PUBLICATIONS
REDD+ and sustainable forest management: financing and possible synergies     
UN-REDD Programme 
Definition of the national approach and scope of REDD+ safeguards: lessons learned by Ecuador    
UN-REDD Programme 
FOREST NEWS
Background study on Forest Ecosystem Services (for United Nations Forum on Forests)     
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Peatlands - guidance for climate change mitigation through conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable use       
Webinars for peatland learning  
Foresters too silent on tech advances 
 
JOBS/OPPORTUNITIES 
International Specialists (2) - National Forest Monitoring systems  
FAO - Closing date: 19 June 2018   
Deputy Director, Forestry, Policy and Resources Division  
FAO - Closing date: 08 June 2018   
Forestry Specialist  
FAO - Closing date: 19 June 2018   
Account Manager - Supply Chain 
CDP - Closing date: 18 June 2018   
M.Sc. Forest Sciences  
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg  
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
World Environment Day             
05 June 2018   
Oslo Tropical Forest Forum
27-28 June 2018   
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 
9-18 July 2018    
WATCH
Peatlands & the UN REDD Programme in Indonesia
Resultados programa ONU Redd Colombia
Securing finances to implement REDD+
UN-REDD Africa Regional Knowledge Exchange
Bangladesh Greenhouse Gas Inventory
La foresterie participative au Gabon
Bhutan - Forest Emission Reference Level
Online Reporting Platform
Jeffrey Campbell shows where forests fit in

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PERSPECTIVES
Forests, food and finance: How to balance protection and production
 
Protecting forests is crucial for food sustainability. Forests not only provide a direct source of food, but forested watersheds and wetlands are also home to much of the world's accessible fresh water. Erik Solheim examines how governments should protect forests while increasing food production in the future...
 
Colombia shifts its focus to forests
 
The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia Luis Gilberto Murillo explains the results that the UN-REDD Programme has provided to his country after three years of intense work in coordination with the Government and other stakeholders...
 
Colombia apuesta 
por sus bosques
 
El Ministro de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia, Luis Gilberto Murillo, explica los resultados que deja al país el Programa ONU-REDD después de tres años de intenso trabajo en coordinación con el Gobierno y otros actores...
 
Forests for peace: the role of forests in conflict reduction
 
As a valuable resource, forests have frequently been the spark that ignites conflict among multiple stakeholders having divergent priorities for the same landscape. Within this scenario, see how the UN-REDD Programme is contributing to the peace process in some conflict-ridden countries by bringing people together for the common cause of safeguarding forests...
 
Aspiring for greater heights in land-use
 
UN Environment's Tim Christophersen points out that climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and resource depletion are interlocked challenges that will define the future of our civilization. He is encouraged to find the momentum for large-scale landscape restoration  building globally...
 
STORIES
Climate resilient forests for a sustainable future in Mongolia
 
Though 'the land of eternal blue sky' has a small overall percentage of forest cover, it supports over 13 million hectares of boreal forest and 3 million of a desert woodland known as saxual. This story from Mongolia will help you understand the impact being made there by the UN-REDD Programme...
 
Preventing peatland fires in Indonesia
 
Three years have elapsed since massive forest and peat fires ravaged Indonesia, scorching 2.6 million hectares across the archipelago. The 2015 blazes produced such vast quantities of toxic haze that they blanketed neighboring countries Singapore and Malaysia. What ignited this catastrophe? And more importantly, what is being done to prevent it from reoccurring?
 
Detener al desierto: ONU-REDD trabaja con comunidades locales en Chile para restaurar vegetación
 
La región de Coquimbo tiene el 100% de su superficie en riesgo de desertificación, degradación de la tierra y sequía, según la Corporación Nacional Forestal de Chile (CONAF), por lo que, si no se toman acciones rápidas, las condiciones para las poblaciones locales se endurecerán aún más...
 
A path to sustainable cocoa and forest restoration in Côte d'Ivoire
 
While bringing much-needed foreign exchange to Côte d'Ivoire, decades of cocoa grown in an unsustainable manner has degraded the nation's soil to such an extent that forests are now being encroached to create new cocoa plantations. Is there a way for this nation to move forward with cocoa while restoring its depleted forests?
 
Ecuador takes steps towards sustainable palm oil
 
In Ecuador, where 90 percent of oil palm producers are small farmers,  
the shift towards sustainable palm oil production is mainly about people, human rights, and development. Read and find out the latest developments taking place in Ecuador...
 
Incentivising and financing forest conservation in India
 
Forests were not seen as a natural resource that needs preservation and expansion in India. Instead, forest lands were considered a handicap towards the economic development of the nation. Read how a strategic move by the Government of India is ensuring that forests remain standing for generations to come in India...
 
Keeping the Cuvette Centrale Peatlands wet
 
Implementing the Brazzaville Declaration has the potential to 'lock in' 30 gigatons of carbon estimated to be held in the Cuvette Centrale peatlands. Closely aligned to the UN-REDD programme, the Global Peatlands Initiative is bringing people together with the goal to protect, rewet and conserve the world's carbon-rich peatlands...
 

UN-REDD PROGRAMME NEWS
 
Indigenous peoples' stakeholders and UN-REDD staff engaged in an information sharing session and dialogue at the annual assembly of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York recently. Find out what took place during the dialogue...
 
 
La creciente transformación del uso de suelo y la expansión de la frontera agrícola y áreas pobladas son factores en común entre Côte d'Ivoire y Costa Rica. Conozca cómo estos dos países están encontrando formas de financiar estrategias que tienen como objetivo superar los problemas relacionados con la deforestación y la planificación del uso de la tierra...
 
 
The UN-REDD Gender Marker, which would be introduced from this year, is a rating system that measures how the UN-REDD Programme contributes to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women...
 
 
Varios países en el mundo están completando su fase de preparación y avanzando hacia la fase de implementación y de resultados de REDD+...
 
 
What are the challenges that countries face when implementing national safeguards? This was discussed at a webinar recently which was very well accepted by its participants. Find out what was discussed and lessons learned from the front runners...
 

COUNTRY REDD+ ADVANCES 
 
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is making progress in developing its National REDD+ Finance and Investment Plan (RFIP) following the Government's endorsement of the country's National REDD+ Strategy in 2017. Find out more about the progress being made...
 
 
Viet Nam's experiences with integrated land use planning for REDD+ and the landscape approach are generating valuable lessons. Viet Nam shares the key lessons learned during the process of integrating REDD+ to land use planning at national level...
 
 
A study conducted in 2015 indicated that the total annual losses in forest ecosystem services for Uganda due to deforestation alone was around 812,755 million UGS. This prompted the Government of Uganda to collaborate with the UN-REDD Programme and develop a national Forest Account system...
 
 
El programa ONU-REDD Colombia presentó sus resultados luego de tres años de trabajo con diferentes actores relacionados con la gobernanza forestal en el país en temas de reducción de la deforestación y degradación de los bosques...
 
 
The Colombia UN-REDD programme presented its results after three years of work with different stakeholders of forest governance in the country on issues related to reducing deforestation and forest degradation...
 
 
Most of the Solomon Islands is covered with forests, of which more than half is classified as primary forest. In preparation of the implementation of REDD+ in the future, a second workshop on "Historical Annual Forest and Land Use Change Assessment and Forest Reference Level in the Solomon Islands" was held recently by the Ministry of Forest and Research (MoFR) of the Solomon Islands...
 
 
National forest monitoring and assessment (NFM) provides information countries need to manage their forests sustainably and meet stringent reporting requirements. A regional exchange held recently in Bangladesh helped participating countries to learn how to monitor forests in a sustainable manner from each others experience...
 
 
Papua New Guinea initiated a process to establish a multi-stakeholder palm oil platform tasked with developing an action plan and policy approach for sustainable palm oil for the country. This is a key step in adopting international best practices for the sector and positioning the country as a leading producer of sustainable palm oil...
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