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Africa: New Climate Finance Coalition Must Prove Its Worth to Forest Communities in Africa

eriinfo.com10 months ago010 mins

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, a broad alliance of governments, companies, Indigenous-peoples organisations and civil society announced the launch of the Scaling J-REDD+ Coalition, a global effort to accelerate jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programmes, mobilise large-scale finance and channel it into forests, climate and livelihoods. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), J-REDD+ could mobilise…

‘Brothers in the forest’ – the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe

eriinfo.com11 months ago019 mins

Stephanie HegartyGlobal population correspondent Fenamad Tomas Anez Dos Santos was working in a small clearing in the Peruvian Amazon, when he heard footsteps approaching in the forest. He realised he was surrounded, and froze. “One was standing, aiming with an arrow,” he says. “And somehow he noticed I was here and I started to run.”…

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Africa: Global Forest Loss – Far Off Track From Global Commitments

eriinfo.com11 months ago022 mins

Closing legal loopholes that allow deforestation-linked products to enter markets and getting international lenders to align funding with environmental goals are key to ending deforestation, says Erin Matson, one of the lead authors of the Forest Declaration Assessment 2025. SRINAGAR, Oct 21 2025 (IPS) – The Forest Declaration Assessment 2025 warns that global forest loss…

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Africa: Over 650,000 Zambians Set to Benefit From World Bank Financing for Natural Resource Management and Forest Conservation

eriinfo.com12 months ago06 mins

Lusaka — The World Bank is expanding support for Zambia’s watershed management and forest conservation, approving the second phase of the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD II) project aimed to improve sustainable management of over 680,000 hectares of land and enhance livelihood resilience for over 650,000 people in targeted vulnerable communities of Zambia’s…

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Africa: Karura Forest and the Politics of Community-Based Conservation in Kenya

eriinfo.com1 year ago09 mins

Karura Forest is a 1,041 hectare urban sanctuary located in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. It serves as one of the city’s largest remaining green spaces and sits in the northern part of the city, providing recreation and environmental services to millions of residents. Notably, it is one of the largest urban gazetted forests in the world….

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Africa: Governments Must Back $125bn Tfff Forest Fund With Stronger Finance Laws

eriinfo.com1 year ago07 mins

The Brazilian Presidency’s flagship conservation finance initiative for COP30 – the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) – must be supported by sponsor governments also introducing stronger rules to close loopholes that allow the financing of deforestation, Global Witness has warned. The Government of Brazil today released its latest plans for the $125 billion initiative, which…

Princess Kate, Prince William to move home in Windsor to Forest Lodge

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

LONDON — Britain’s Prince William and Princess Kate are preparing to move to a new home in pursuit of a “fresh start” after a challenging period for the family. The royals, along with their children George, Charlotte, and Louis, will relocate to the eight-bedroom Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park. The family have lived at…

The Japanese art of ‘forest bathing’ can improve focus, lower stress

eriinfo.com1 year ago08 mins

Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku in its original Japanese, is a mindfulness practice that involves immersing oneself in nature. The decades-old practice pulls from research that shows that spending time in nature can help lower stress levels and improve focus. Recently, forest bathing is growing in popularity, thanks in part to social media where people are…