9 July 2014, Peruthisweek news - The United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD +) in developing countries will bring together partner countries representatives and international experts. Likewise, the 12th meeting, which began on Monday July 7 and will wind up...

23 June 2014, FAO News - Countries should put more policy emphasis on maintaining and enhancing the vital contributions of forests to livelihoods, food, health and energy, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. FAOs flagship publication The State of the Worlds Forests (SOFO), presented today at the opening...

16 May 2014, IISD news -The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) launched the 1-15 May issue of the Tropical Timber Market (TTM) Report, which highlights the collapse of teak log prices in Myanmar ahead of the raw log export ban. The drop in price can be attributed to a sharp increase in prices before the ban came...

15 May 2014, IISD News - The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) launched a partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) small grants programme (SGP) in support of community based REDD+. The objective of the partnership is to enable indigenous peoples...

14 May 2014, IISD News - UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner briefed European Environment Ministers on the forthcoming UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) at an informal Council Meeting in Athens, Greece. Steiner addressed: UNEAs expected role and vision; UNEP priorities for the Sustainable Development...

13 May 2014, IISD News - On the margins of the twenty-third session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), Yuri Fedotov, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director, hosted a special event on the theme Global Community United to Address Wildlife and Forest Crime. The event featured a...