It’s important civil society groups understand how their governments should be doing this, so they can get involved and help push for positive action. How?
Bringing Global South perspectives (esp. from Africa) in implementation of the 'Planetary' Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs 6,7,12,13,14 and15)
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Kigali Declaration on Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa
During the Africa High Level Bonn Challenge Round table on 26-27 July 2016, ministers and government officials representing 13 African countries adopted a declaration of immense importance for reaffirming and increasing their commitment to the Bonn Challenge and their dedication to developing and implementing forest landscape restoration activities with the support of IUCN and partners.
Forest Landscape Restoration is key for Africa in economic growth and poverty eradication, as well as meeting its global sustainable development commitments like the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (for example the Paris Agreement), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) in those countries experiencing serious drought and / or desertification particularly in Africa.
The Declaration calls for, inter alia: coordination among African countries and the mobilization of public and private sector financial resources; mainstreaming restoration into national development policies; capacity building through technical expertise and environmental and social standards; collective climate action; and innovative financial schemes that enable domestic investments in FLR, including through national climate and land management fund mechanisms and tax incentives. The declaration will remain open for signatures through 1 September 2016, when it will be introduced at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, US.
Read the full Declaration from here
Forest Landscape Restoration is key for Africa in economic growth and poverty eradication, as well as meeting its global sustainable development commitments like the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (for example the Paris Agreement), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) in those countries experiencing serious drought and / or desertification particularly in Africa.
The Declaration calls for, inter alia: coordination among African countries and the mobilization of public and private sector financial resources; mainstreaming restoration into national development policies; capacity building through technical expertise and environmental and social standards; collective climate action; and innovative financial schemes that enable domestic investments in FLR, including through national climate and land management fund mechanisms and tax incentives. The declaration will remain open for signatures through 1 September 2016, when it will be introduced at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, US.
Read the full Declaration from here
Sunday, August 7, 2016
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