Protecting peatlands in Ukraine

Ukraine has roughly 1 million hectares of total peatland area, yet the regions of Volyn and Chernihiv are deemed inaccessible due to military actions from the 2022 occupation. Yet, even before the invasion, Ukrainian communities suffered from the annual burning of peatlands and the disappearance of groundwater in the landscapes, the result of the drainage of wetlands during Soviet times. Roman Shakhmatenko, team lead, UNDP Ukraine Energy and Environment Portfolio, speaks on the role of peatlands in the country and national measures to protect these areas.

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About the Rewilding Community of Practice

The Rewilding Community of Practice aims to build a network of rewilding enthusiasts and professionals who can exchange ideas and information to help build a better world.

This webinar brings together experienced rewilders to learn more about what it takes to rewild waterways from four experienced practitioners with very different approaches to rewilding but have a shared passion for preserving our most precious resource for future generations.

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Working together to promote sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America and the Caribbean

Meet the three change-makers who are working toward sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America and the Caribbean:

• Dailson Andrade Santos, Manager of Private Markets, Cooperativa Agropecuária Familiar de Canudos, Uauá and Curuçá
• Fabiane Sebaio, Executive Secretary, Cerrado das Águas Consortium
• Gabriel Chaves, Rural Development Manager, Tabôa

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Acerca del Foro Digital Finanzas para la Naturaleza: Invirtiendo en Futuros Equitativos en América Latina y el Caribe

Nadie conoce la tierra mejor que las comunidades rurales; sin embargo, la población local recibe solo una pequeña fracción de la financiación climática. Es hora de trabajar juntos para cuidar nuestro planeta para las generaciones venideras.

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Presentation by Paisajes Resilientes during GLF Climate 2022: Frontiers of Change alongside the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC), held from 6 November until 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

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Presentation by The Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI)  during GLF Climate 2022: Frontiers of Change alongside the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC), held from 6 November until 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

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Presentation by Vincent Gitz, Peter Minang, Houria Djoudi, The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and World Agroforestry (ICRAF), during GLF Climate 2022: Frontiers of Change along the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC), held from 6 November until 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

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• Drought has positioned itself as a key item on the global agenda against climate change since the wake of the Glasgow Climate Pact, followed by the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
• The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) works in the Near East North Africa (NENA) region, where droughts hit hard and put massive pressure on precious, fast-depleting resources.  Agro-silvopastoral communities often bear the brunt of the impacts of climate change, suffering from high levels of food insecurity, conflict, and environmental degradation. 
• Silvopastoral systems have a key role to play in addressing drought. Managing and restoring land through these techniques not only improves community and ecosystem resilience through water cycle drought management but also brings a range of other benefits including increased land cover, carbon mitigation, new livelihoods, and a reduction in biodiversity loss.

FAO’s path toward integrating forests, trees, and livestock in dryland silvopastoral systems 

Path 1: Develop forest-related legal frameworks and tools to support silvopastoralism.

Path 2: Build social capital and capacity of communities to develop silvopastoral initiatives.

Path 3: Promote good governance through stakeholder dialogue for concrete actions.

Path 4: Co-produce and mobilize silvopastoral knowledge and practice.

Path 5: Consider the multifunctionality of silvopastoral systems to enhance integrated management.

Path 6: Incentivize and diversify value chains of silvopastoral and forest products.

Path 7: Strengthen the monitoring and information systems 

Download the recent FAO publication on the topic Grazing with Trees – it includes 17 case studies evidencing the multifunctional role of silvopastoral systems

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