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🌳👧🏽 Explore the world's forests through ’s new Forest Kids game with special guest .
👉 bit.ly/3t19xLk
#FRA2020 #GFRA
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📣Now launched!
🆕Training manual on sustainable forest management & legal trade of forest products. Learn pathways toward certification & more!
📕Use and download the manual for free at recoftc.org/publications/0
#UNREDD #smallholders #Mekong
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📢 Save the date!
Join and online for a celebration of International Mountain Day
Women move mountains – high-level event with a fashion show by Stella Jean
🗓️ Friday 9 December 2022
12.30–13.55 CET
👉 bit.ly/3UkPD9f
#MountainsMatter #IMD2022
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Sustainable wood is a potential solution to urgent global challenges - it provides carbon-neutral & renewable materials for growing demand, creates jobs & supports quality of life for millions, ’s Ewald Rametsteiner tells High-level Meeting of European Wood Policy Platform
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Forests are crucial in helping us adapt to #ClimateChange.
They:
💧help ensure water availability
🌊 protect against landslides and floods
🏜️ prevent desertification
🧑🤝🧑 provide alternative livelihoods for people
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Hot off the press!
Download a new free publication
Enabling micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in legal timber production and trade
👉 bit.ly/3irjoYN
#FLEGT
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Grassroots organizations support millions of smallholder farmers to address the food crisis with agroforestry & diversification approaches, ’s tells Creating a planetary safety net event at #NatureForLife hub
Watch 👉bit.ly/3Nau0X3
#ForestFarmFacility
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By 2030, Africa’s #GreatGreenWall aims to:
✅ Restore 100M hectares of degraded land
✅ Sequester 250M tonnes of CO2
✅ Create 10M jobs
’s Moctar Sacande explains more in this video at the Creating a planetary safety net event at #NatureForLife
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Forests are home to most of the world's terrestrial biodiversity.
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Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises have a critical role to play in meeting global demand for forest products.
But they need support to meet legal requirements for timber production and trade.
Read more about a brand new publication 👉bit.ly/3VBmAPJ
#FLEGT
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Download a free publication
Forest-based adaptation: transformational adaptation through forests and trees
👉 bit.ly/3A8cIVm
#COP27 #ClimateCrisis #GLFClimate
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Last chance to enter the International Mountain Day 2022 photo contest for a chance to win an action camera! 📸⛰️
Show us how women contribute to sustainable mountain development.
Deadline today 12pm CET!
#MountainsMatter #IYM2022
bit.ly/3gH4r3X
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📢 Hot off the press!
Download a free , and publication:
Contribution of the forest sector to total employment in national economies
👉 bit.ly/3ic2RaM
#SOFO2022
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The vast majority of the world's remaining biodiversity lies in land cared for by #IndigenousPeoples.
Join #ForestFarmFacility at the #NatureForLife Hub to explore initiatives for sustainable & resilient agrifood systems
🗓️30 November 19.15 GMT+1
👉bit.ly/3Nau0X3
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The forest sector generates jobs for at least 33 million people, and forest products are used by billions.
Read a blog about a new and report on forest sector employment for more data
👉 bit.ly/3XyL8un
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Teaching children about #forests is critical to safeguarding the world's natural resources for future generations. 🌳👧🏽
Play ’s new Forest Kids game with our special guest
bit.ly/3t19xLk
#FRA2020 #GFRA
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Download a free publication!
The key role of forest and landscape restoration in climate action
bit.ly/3i9nYuA
#GenerationRestoration
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Open, accessible data and information are essential to strengthen #ClimateAction and environmental protection.
Download a free report:
Towards open and transparent forest data for climate action: Experiences and lessons learned
👉 bit.ly/3AK34Zs
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Forests are home to most of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity.
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Without halting and reversing deforestation, climate goals cannot be met.
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Catch up on #COFO26!
In case you missed it, watch the World Forest Week event webcast:
Sustainable wood and non-wood forest products – pathways to carbon-neutral and resilient bioeconomies
👉 bit.ly/3EDtFtG
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Teaching children about #forests is critical to safeguarding the world's natural resources for future generations. 🌳👧🏽
Play ’s new Forest Kids game with special guest
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3t19xLk
#FRA2020 #GFRA
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National forest inventories are an integral component of a national forest monitoring system.
Watch a webinar on the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue to hear ’s explain the collection related to forestry data.
👉 bit.ly/3Xvm7k0
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We must invest in African youth as the sustainability of nature depends on them. The -led #RESSOURCEProject supports with capacity-building activities on wetlands & waterbird population management across 5 Sahel countries, tells #PAOC15
bit.ly/3XqKsr9
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Building with wood from sustainably managed forests reduces the carbon footprint of the construction sector and advances the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy, ’s Sven Walter tells #NewEuropeanBauhaus goes into the woods event
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📢 Hot off the press!
A brand new report provides case studies and recommendations to help realize the huge potential of forest and landscape restoration for #ClimateAction.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3XsJomj
#GenerationRestoration
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How can forests provide inspiration and material for sustainable construction, while fostering biodiversity and carbon sinks?
New European Bauhaus goes into the Woods
24 November 2022
📺Follow live & participate nordicbauhaus.eu/into-the-woods
#NewEuropeanBauhaus
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Human-wildlife conflict triggers issues over conservation, social change & inequalities & must be recognized in international processes, #CPWildlife secretary tells #COP19 side event
👉 bit.ly/3Xp9l6u
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CPW is a partnership of int. organisations working towards the sustainable use & conservation of wildlife resources. Its Chair is CITES SG, Ivonne Higuero, and todays' event looks at the role CPW plays in sustainable harvest, use and trade of wild species. #CITESCoP19
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Want to know how forest monitoring systems support the implementation of the #ParisAgreement?
Enrol in a free e-learning course!
👉bit.ly/3cpxvLl
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Restoring ecosystems goes hand-in-hand with enhancing livelihoods & community empowerment.
Join at the #NatureForLife Hub to look at , an initiative to fight desertification with #NatureBasedSolutions
🗓️Wed 30 November 21.15 GMT+1
bit.ly/3Nau0X3
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Take a walk on the wild side!
Join the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme on a virtual journey with #visapourlimage2022 winner
bit.ly/3ePL9s9
#SWMProgramme
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Did you know?
Urban forests and trees in cities can lower stress and boost physical and mental health.
#GreenCities #WFUF2023
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TUNE TO THE FOREST- Sanjay will discuss Nature-Based Solutions on Nov 24, 2022 04:00 PM Rome. we are waiting for you . You may register in advance for this meeting:
fao.zoom.us/meeting/regist
#forestry #IUCN
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Join the Mediterranean Youth Task Force and @FCNMedNE on the first #TuneToTheForest knowledge-sharing session. On Nov 24 at 4pm CET @rahulwst93 will lead the discussion on Nature-Based Solutions 
fao.zoom.us/meeting/regist
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📢 Deadline extended until 30 November!
Enter the International Mountain Day 2022 photo contest for a chance to win an action camera! 📸⛰️
Show us how women contribute to sustainable mountain development.
👉 bit.ly/3gH4r3X
#MountainsMatter #IYM2022
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Download a free & policy brief:
How natural resource management sectors can contribute to reducing emerging infectious diseases: the example of forest ecosystems
👉 bit.ly/3h9NSxP
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In the spirit of #COP27 , I discussed with various 's global efforts in halting #deforestation and sustainably using #forests.
There is no time to lose, action is needed now!
Read on pg. 8👉bit.ly/3XnQDMD
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Work with us!
is looking for a Forest MRV Specialist at our HQ in Rome, Italy.
Deadline 12 December 2022
Apply now!
👉 bit.ly/3EtU6l3
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Last week to enter!
Help raise awareness of women's key role in mountains by entering the International Mountain Day 2022 photo contest
⏱️ Deadline 25 November
👉 bit.ly/3gH4r3X
#MountainsMatter #IYM2022
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