27 February 2014, IISD news - The Program on Forests (PROFOR) has released a number of updates on its activities and programmes in support of forest and REDD+ benefit sharing and forest governance.With regards to benefit sharing, PROFOR reported on two approaches, the Forest Dialogue (TFD) REDD+ Initiative and the Options...

6 March 2014, IISD news - The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has released a working paper, titled Agroforestry, Livestock, Fodder Production and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in East Africa - issues and options, which has aparticular focus on calliandra. The paper examines the role of tree fodder in livestock...

6 March 2014, IISD news - The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has announced its project portfolio under its Thematic Programmes on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (TFLET)and Trade and Market Transparency (TMT). Overall, the portfolio amounts to almost US$2.4 million and includes projects...

7 March 2014, IISD news - Suriname has announced its accession to the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006(ITTA, 2006), becoming the 68th Party to join the Agreement, which is focused on ensuring the sustainable management of tropical timber.According to the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Suriname...

10 March 2014, IISD news - The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has released its Tropical Forest Update, highlighting progress in assessing and monitoring sustainable forest management (SFM).Based on the Criteria for the sustainable management of natural tropical forests, ITTO has developed a number of measures...

6 March 2014, EU FLEGT Facility news - Representatives of Indonesia, the EU Delegation to Indonesia and the EU FLEGT Facility met in Jakarta on 28–29 January 2014 and marked progress on VPA implementation. Indonesias representatives included officials from the ministries of Forestry, Trade and Foreign Affairs and leaders from...