5 August 2014, Mongabay news - 94.9 percent of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon occurs on land less than 5 kilometers from a road or navigable river, finds a new study published in the journalBiological Conservation. The paper, which involved researchers from South Dakota State University, Imazon, and James Cook...

5 August 2014, IISD news - In a background note, the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) reports that, The agreement by the Open Working Group (OWG) on the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a positive step forward towards an effective and stronger post 2015 development agenda and the post 2015 International Arrangement on...

5 August 2014, IISD news - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) released the Pulp and Paper Capacities 2013–2018, containing information on 33 countries, which together represent 85% of pulp and paper production. The report focuses primarily on wood pulp and paper, although information is also presented on...

5 August 2014, IISD news - The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) released the July 2014 issue of its newsletter, Transformations, highlighting the many values of forests beyond carbon. In particular, the newsletter introduces the book, Trees for Life, which provides examples of how farmers in developing countries are using...

9 July 2014, IISD news - The twelfth meeting of the Policy Board of the UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (UN-REDD) approved more than US$35 million in funding for REDD+ readiness. The funding included allocations for National Programmes in Argentina, Cote dIvoire and Mongolia. In addition to...

10 July 2014, IISD news - The seventeenth meeting of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Participants Committee accepted Belize, Sudan and Uruguay into the Partnership. The Partnership now includes 47 countries. The Participants Committee also approved initial grants for Belize, Madagascar, Paraguay, Sudan, and...