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FORCLIME actively participated in the celebration of the International Day of Forest (IDF) in Indonesia which is organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) since 2015. The MoEF held a series of events, which took place at the Manggala Wanabakti premises, Jakarta from 21 – 24 March...
The Twelfth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP12) is being held in Manila, the Philippines, from 23 to 28 October 2017 – the first time that the COP will ever have been held in...
Story Highlights The Republic of the Marshall Islands became the first country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons. The Kigali Amendment was agreed at MOP 28, which took place in October 2016, in Kigali, Rwanda. 28 February...
PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia Women farmers proudly show their harvest from the pilot testing of pure seeds of DMSK in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. /Photo by IBIS-RICE Supporting farmers in adapting to climate change and at the same time contribute to their livelihoods and protect the environment, was the goal of a small...
In recent years, there has been a growing consensus that education should be oriented around the idea of 'sustainable development'. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is particularly important in the Indian Subcontinent, where changing climate, extensive use of resources and forest degradation has emerged as major threat to humankind. Children...
The Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative’s (KSLCDI) efforts in encouraging the use of picture series as an adult education tool have been receiving positive reviews from community members and other involved stakeholders on the ground. In the past year, the Kailash Initiative implemented by the International Centre for...
If you are member of the Sector Networks SNRD Asia or TUEWAS, and cooking up an innovative idea to help your Working Group (WG) or Task Force (TF) multiply knowledge, or disseminate practices and experiences, here is the opportunity to get your idea off the ground! WG/TFs of the...
Biodiversity and Climate Change (BIOCLIME), South Sumatra 2014 – 2017 PROJECT CONTEXT Indonesia is home to the third largest area of tropical rainforest in the world. It is a global biodiversity hotspot and has the world’s largest area of peat swamp forest. Continuing deforestration and forest degradation have caused rapid loss...
An old junkyard and a dump site of wastes in Delhi has undergone a massive makeover into a beautiful park within a period of about six months. The once useless plot of the Patpargani Industrial Area, located in the East Delhi district in the National Capital Territory of Delhi,...
01.03.2017 The new issue of GIZ’s akzente magazine is out now. The cover story explores Agenda 2030 and why we should stick with it – even in times of crisis. In signing up to Agenda 2030 in September 2015, 193 countries made a commitment to pursue sustainable economic growth that will increase...
