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.
Skove er en vigtig del af livets balance i Sabah, Malaysia. Men årtiers uansvarlig skovhugst og rydning med henblik på oliepalmeproduktion har ødelagt og fragmenteret de vitale kulstoflagrende skove. Sabah Landscapes Programme er en kombination af bevarelse og bæredygtig udvikling, som…
Rice feeds half of the world’s population on a daily basis, but it is also an essential driver of global warming. It constitutes around 2.5% of all global human-induced GHG emissions, so its climate footprint is comparable to that of international…
Globalt set er 20 millioner hektar rismarker er udsat for oversvømmelser; andre 20 millioner hektar er udsat for tørke. Risdyrkning bruger 40% af verdens ferskvand.
Project News
On 1 March 2014, NEPCon and our Vietnamese partner Sustainable Forest Management Institute (SFMI) launched a new project. The aim is to equip Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises with the…
The Maliau Basin is one of the most pristine areas of tropical rainforest on Borneo, home to endangered species such as orangutans, leopards, pygmy elephants and hornbills. NEPCon has entered into…
The results of the project "Certification of Forest Contractors (CeFCo) in five European countries were unveiled in February 2012. Around 80 forest managers, contractors, and auditors joined…
At an Environmental Finance conference this month, financers signalled strong interest to invest in forest carbon projects.
Small forest operations in Estonia now have easier access to become FSC certified: Pilot testing by the project “Smallholder Certification in Estonia” has proven the viability of a new model for…