Livestock farmers in Gomba District have asked Parliament to swiftly intervene and block attempts by National Forestry Authority (NFA) to parcel out the remaining part of two central forest reserves of Kalombe and Nsowe to private investors. NFA is mandated to manage all central forest reserves in

The High Court in Kampala has ruled that National Environmental Authority was right to allow sugarcane growing on Bugoma Forest land. Conservationists including Water and Environment Media Network Uganda Limited (WEMNET-U), National Association of Professional Environmentalists(NAPE) and the

The Congo Basin’s forests and peatlands are a major component of Earth’s life-support systems, and it is a key supplier of vital minerals needed to build a low carbon economy. The case for the people of the Congo to benefit from not exploiting these resources is irrefutable. Few people, if asked to

The Sri Lankan army and forestry department has continued its ban on Tamil villagers of North Nedungeeni Vedivaithakal in Vavuniya from entering the village.  Although residents in the area have proof of their lands, the army has set up camp in the village and continues to prevent people from

Improving tenure of forests by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples can lower deforestation rates and biodiversity loss, avoiding C02 emissions, but more investment is urgently needed to address rising threats.   25 March 2021, Santiago Chile - Deforestation rates in Latin America and the Caribbean are

Neuf nouvelles forêts, pour une superficie totale de 84 mille 726 ha, sont classées dans les régions de Kolda, Matam, Tambacounda et Sédhiou. Cette décision du chef de l’Etat vise à consolider le Plans Sénégal émergent vert (Pse vert) et la réalisation du projet continental de la Grande muraille

MRLG is hiring a Communications and Event Management for Specialist for the Mekong Region Land Forum 2021.

A total of 1,60,566 individuals and organisations have grabbed 2.57 lakh acres of forest land across the country.  Of the total forest land, 1.38 lakh acres are reserved forest area -- grabbed by 88,215 persons and organisations.  Forest Department submitted the statistics containing names of

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (KeTSA) has achieved a new milestone in forestry management with the adoption of the Malaysian Forestry Policy 2020 which involved consultations among the three regions in the country, namely the Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak. Its

BAN SABWAI, Thailand (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For three generations, the family of Suwit Rattanachaisi has farmed a plot of land in a forest in northeastern Thailand’s Chaiyaphum province, growing cassava and maize while living in a modest home a few miles away. The forest was declared a

Experts have warned that a controversial deregulation act will serve as a springboard for greater corruption in Indonesia’s forestry sector. They say a pervasive lack of transparency will allow companies such as plantation operators to whitewash their illegal occupation of forests or take control

The Congo Basin contains the world's second-largest rainforest, crucial for regulating the world's climate. Inside it, a plan to halt the forest's decline is bearing fruit. With a gentle tug of his left hand, Patrick Wasa-Nziabo eases dozens of kernels from a sun-dried cob and into a large