The SMURF project aims to empower a multitude of beneficiaries. At its core are small forest owners, over 16 million individuals who will gain access to new tools, knowledge, and support structures to manage their land sustainably.
Deforestation is the primarily result of the expansion of agricultural land for forest risk commodities (FRCs) such as cattle, wood, palm oil, soy, cocoa, coffee and rubber. These FRCs play a significant role in driving deforestation in tropical countries and the…
In an effort to combat deforestation and promote tools which enhance global monitoring and supply chain traceability, Preferred by Nature and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have joined forces within the Forest Data Partnership. The primary objective was to establish a standardised geolocation data sharing protocol, a crucial step…
Forest ecosystems are under intense pressure from our rising population and its hunger for more land and resources. Globally, we are losing about 4.7 million hectares of tropical forest every year, often to make space for agricultural commodities (decadeonrestoration.org). Forest landscape restoration is a critical strategy for tackling this…
Skove er vigtige for det globale kulstofkredsløb, kulstofbinding- og lagring. Selv om Vietnam øger det samlede skovdække, er der sket et fald i både det samlede antal hektar naturlige skove og i skovkvaliteten.
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If you are importing timber into the EU, you should be aware of the species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as well as permit…
Mere end 4.000 landmænd blev introduceret til metoden for klimaadaptivt bevaringslandbrug i et projekt udført af NEPCon i samarbejde med Zeitz Foundation. Projektet havde blandt…
Sourcing Hub Update bliver lanceret i denne uge og vil blive udgivet en gang om måneden. Den indeholder nye udviklinger og ressourcer på Sourcing Hub, samt nyheder fra den…
NEPCon er opfordrer EU-baserede virksomheder, der arbejder i tømmerindustrien, for at dele deres erfaringer med Due Diligence og EU's tømmerforordning (EUTR).…
The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) set out in 2013 to target companies importing timber and do something about the problem of illegal logging that rapidly destroys the world’s forests. In spite of…