January 2014, IISD news - The World Bank and the Commission des Forets dAfrique Centrale (COMIFAC) convened the fourth Steering Committee of the Enhancing institutional capacities on REDD+ for sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin project, which isfunded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).The meeting was held...

5 February 2014, IISD news - FOREST EUROPE held an Expert Level Meeting (ELM) to review progress on its programme of work and initiatives in support of sustainable forest management (SFM). Representatives from 32 of the FOREST EUROPE signatories, which are 46 European countries plus the European Union, attended the meeting. The...

6 February 2014, IISD news - the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have reaffirmed their commitment to forests through the adoption of the UNECE-FAO Integrated Programme of Work on forests.The Programme of Work builds on past cooperation and coordination and will...

18 February 2014, IISD news - The 2013 Annual Report of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), titled Rooted in Learning, Growing with Results,discussesCIF projects and programmes, private sector engagement and measuring results. It also includes an in-depth analysis of, and lessons learned from, the Forest Investment Program...

10 February 2014, Coloradoan news - On Friday, President Barack Obama signed the farm bill — a massive piece of legislation that authorized spending billions of dollars of federal funds on U.S. nutritional and agriculture programs. Farm bills have been cyclical since the Great Depression and are usually renewed every five...

7 February 2014 - SCOTLANDS newly created national tree, the Scots Pine, is under siege from the threats of climate change, severe weather, over-grazing and disease, according to conservationists. The charity Trees for Life is warning that higher priority must be given urgently to the conservation of Scotlands pinewoods...