Combating deforestation and forest degradation

Conversely, deforestation can contribute to land degradation and desertification.

Dealing with deforestation and forest degradation cannot wait until 2020.

(g) Perverse subsidies and their impact on deforestation and forest degradation

The challenges of the alarming rate of deforestation and forest degradation remain serious.

Land degradation, deforestation and desertification had reached alarming proportions in most of the developing countries.

Despite some positive trends, there remains a need for continued action to combat deforestation and forest degradation in many countries. Underlying causes of deforestation are complex and varied.

Invites the Global Environment Facility to strengthen the focal area of land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation

90. The consequences of deforestation and environmental degradation have produced pressures that have touched off bitter conflicts.

6. Invites the Global Environment Facility to strengthen the focal area of land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation

4. Invites the Global Environment Facility to strengthen the focal area of land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation

Moreover, its current contribution is also negligible, practically all of it coming from deforestation and degradation of forests and farmland.

Agricultural degradation and deforestation have promoted drought and soil erosion, and made malnutrition and famine increasingly familiar occurrences in certain regions.

Measures taken to combat deforestation and forest degradation include the development and implementation of national forest programmes (and similar frameworks), management guidelines, financial encouragement, removal of perverse incentives for deforestation and public information campaigns.

In response to the demand, many countries had overexploited their resources, accelerating the pace of deforestation, desertification and soil degradation.

Other significant environmental problems include land degradation caused by deforestation and inappropriate agricultural practices, water loss, and mangrove clearance for aquaculture.

Despite substantial progress in the formulation and implementation of national forest policies, deforestation and forest degradation continue at an alarming rate.

Address underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation, including the need for the readjustment of financial flows and the reduction of consumption.

28. Production of tobacco carries an environmental risk in many countries resulting from soil degradation, the use of pesticides and deforestation.

The fifth country, Bhutan, because of its lower population density, has not yet suffered severe land degradation but deforestation, often the first step leading towards degradation, is taking place.

Some point out, however, that deforestation and forest degradation continue to occur and that an effective legally binding agreement will improve international governance of forests.

To the extent that they related to these four areas, land degradation issues, primarily those of desertification and deforestation, would be eligible for financing.

It has been recognized that the land degradation issues, primarily desertification and deforestation, would be eligible for financing by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

According to him, it is imperative to address the country's infrastructure especially roads and the energy sector as well as to combat deforestation and environmental degradation.

Recognizing the need for the provision of adequate resources for Global Environment Facility focal areas, including a focus on land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation,

Emphasizing the need for the provision of adequate resources for the focal area of land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation, of the Global Environment Facility,

Emphasizing the need for the provision of adequate resources for the focal area of land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation, of the Global Environment Facility,

Emphasizing the need for the provision of adequate resources for the focal area of land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation, of the Global Environment Facility,

It should be remembered that since October 2002, soil degradation has been identified as an area for GEF action, principally because of desertification and deforestation.

On the other hand, inappropriate allocation of roles and responsibilities in forest management can result in negative impacts on people's livelihoods and contribute to deforestation and forest degradation.

One such initiative is the REDD framework (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), an effort to create financial value for the carbon stored in rainforests.

Indeed, dependence on wood biomass leads to massive felling of plant cover to satisfy domestic energy needs, so accelerating the process of deforestation and soil degradation.

5. Invites the Council of the Global Environment Facility at its May 2003 meeting to finalize and adopt the operational programme for land degradation, particularly desertification and deforestation

As a follow up to these regional and global events, 14 national workshops, to address the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation, were organized in all continents.

The REDD partnership (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), an effort to create financial value for the carbon stored in forests, is the prime example here.

GEF funds the agreed incremental costs in six focal areas climate, biological diversity, international waters, ozone layer depletion, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and land degradation (primarily desertification and deforestation).

We have the means already in our hands, through a structure, through a mechanism, called REDD Plus a scheme for the reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

We have the means already in our hands, through a structure, through a mechanism, called REDD Plus a scheme for the reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

Annual deforestation

(b) Deforestation

Deforestation and desertification are rampant.

To this end, and in line with the provisions of our Constitution, Namibia has launched a countrywide programme of tree planting to prevent further deforestation and degradation of the environment.

In such a context, the designation of land degradation mainly desertification and deforestation as an area of GEF action has done much to raise hopes in affected developing countries.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) undertook a research study on the interaction between global impoverishment and the environment in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) showing how poverty, environmental degradation (deforestation, desertification and soil degradation) and population growth are interlinked in the LDCs.

however remaining deeply concerned, despite progress made, over deforestation and forest degradation in many regions, as well as the trade in illegally harvested wood and non wood forest products, including wildlife,