Press Releases / #deforestation
UN-REDD Programme
National climate action plans have insufficient forest targets, deforestation continues to rise
Despite global commitments to halt deforestation by 2030, only eight of the top 20 countries with highest rate of tropical deforestation have quantified targets on forests in their national climate …
ChildFund Philippines
Youth participation key to addressing climate change issues: ChildFund Philippines
ChildFund Philippines supports youth in Infanta, Quezon through a climate action program called Project Greenlight. This initiative aims …
UN Environment Programme
Global annual finance flows of US$7 trillion fueling climate, biodiversity, land degradation crises
Close to US$7 trillion is invested globally each year in activities that have a direct negative impact on …
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
More cases of dangerous haze pollution have been observed in the last few weeks, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, …
All #deforestation Press Releases
15 August 2023
UN Development Programme
Ten countries to bag UNDP's 2023 Equator Prize
28 March 2023
15 February 2023
The Borneo Project
King Charles III called on to stand up for forests in Sarawak
10 October 2022
22 September 2022
14 September 2022
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)
'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia
19 July 2022
13 June 2022
14 December 2021
Brainforest
Start-ups for more forests and a better climate
27 September 2021
10 March 2021
5 March 2021
25 February 2021
1 December 2020
Rights and Resources Initiative
New study shows rights-based conservation as viable path to achieve global biodiversity agenda
15 June 2020
9 June 2020
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