News and Stories

Women from different regions in Colombia are leading solutions to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. Here are their stories.
Five Women
Rural women, as agents of change, hold a wealth of knowledge of forest landscapes, and they are using this expertise to play key role in combating climate change.
Rural women

Ecuador is pioneering sustainable agriculture with innovative practices that enhance productivity, while preserving its rich biodiversity and forest ecosystems.

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Ahead of International Coffee Day, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the government of Ecuador, and Lavazza Foundation have partnered to launch deforestation-free coffee to help protect the country’s forests.
ProAmazonia
Technical experts from across Latin America met last month to share best-practices and brainstorm ideas on climate action, carbon markets and scaling up results-based finance for forests protection.
Latin America
Cambodia's progress on achieving sustainable resource management by 2050.
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This guide seeks to provide clear and effective guidelines for developing projects focused on high-integrity Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in the context of the VCM.
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As the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) expands, it increasingly intersects with the lives and lands of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs). Public and private entities approach these communities to develop carbon projects on their lands.  While some communities explore project development themselves, others find themselves fighting against outside actors developing activities on their land without their consent.
IP
As UNDP, we are a key partner of the Government of the Republic of Congo, providing unique expertise in supporting the design and implementation of the country’s NDC and national policies to manage forests sustainably.
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Indigenous women in Kenya are leading the way in forest conservation while preserving their cultural heritage.

Members of  Indigenous and local community organizations in Kenya