United Nations + Sustainable Forestry

Forests are good for our physical and mental well being. Spending time around trees helps boost our immune system, lowers blood pressure and promotes relaxation. From cleaner air to providing natural cooling and the freshwater we drink, forests support our health in ways that may not be visible (UN, 2021).

I have known (and loved) the Menominee Tribe and many of the tribal members of NE Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region all my life, and to this day, have not found better forest managers and stewards of our forested lands. The proof – they've been doing it for more than 150 years.

Forest lands of the Menominee Tribe of NE Wisconsin have survived as an island of timber in an ocean of cleared land (note graphic). Their forest lands have been sustainably managed for more than 150 years, and allow the Tribe to experience a traditional quality of life from an intact, diverse, productive, and healthy forest ecosystem on the reservation.

Responsible harvesting is at the heart of their sustainable forestry program and currently, there is more standing saw timber volume (1.7 billion board feet) than there was in 1854 (estimated at 1.2 billion board feet). During this same period, over 2.25 billion board feet have been harvested from the same acreage (MTE, 2020).
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Greetings to all.
Am glad to join this wonderful team to help restore,preserve and conserve our universe

NEW RESEARCH

Basque Centre for Climate Change and GGKP developed an NCA methodology to assess the costs, benefits, and investment gap for achieving select natural capital-related SDG targets and applied it to 20 countries. The report found that for every nature-related SDG target analysed the benefits of investing in natural capital outweigh the costs.

By knowing which intervention will have the greatest impact in terms of natural capital and enhancement and financial return, this data can help governments and financial institutions prioritize their investments and meet their 2030 targets.

More from lead author Dr. Anil Markandya: ggkp.org/ZaY

The UN General Assembly has designated 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. Drinking water, sanitation, and sustainable modern energy are among the basic services that are limited in many mountain regions.

How can we increase awareness of the importance of conserving and sustainably using mountain ecosystems?

A global agreement on Biodiversity cannot wait anymore.

The biggest biodiversity summit in a decade, Cop15 in Kunming, China, where world leaders were expected to strike a deal to halt and reverse the destruction of ecosystems by reaching a Paris-style agreement for nature was postponed until 2021 and now is likely to be delayed a fourth time as a result of the Omicron variant.

In the meantime, during the pandemic, the destruction of the world’s forests increased sharply. Dangerous levels of greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in Earth’s atmosphere as humans consume beyond planetary boundaries while the world’s governments have missed every single target they have set for themselves on averting the destruction of Nature.

“We’ll get it done. Come hell, high water … or Covid. When and how, I don’t know,” says Basile van Havre, co-chair of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) working group responsible for crafting the Cop15 agreement.

Indigenous communities face severe consequences of climate change. This study, conducted over a span of seven years, quantifies the effects of land dispossession on extreme climate change events.

The database catalogues and examines forced migration in the United States, and how it has influenced environmental processes over time. The research suggests that forced migration lead to conditions in which tribal lands experience increased exposure to climate change risks and hazards and diminished economic value.

Recent study details the use of satellite technology to estimate how fires change and destabilize forestry landscapes. Fires in Brazil's Amazon continue to threaten the ecological and ethnological makings of the carbon sink.

Among the most significant announcements made at COP26 was the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use, in which 137 countries committed to collectively end forest loss and land degradation by 2030.

Forest commitments were made to help reduce emissions, and countries are looking toward collaborative methods of restoration and protection for a resilient future.

Two weeks after world leaders signed a plan at Cop26 to reverse deforestation at Cop26, the EU executive on Wednesday outlined a draft law requiring companies to prove that agricultural commodities destined for the bloc’s 450 million consumers were not linked to deforestation.

Indeed, the proposal would give a strong signal to major supermarkets and retailers: one of the largest economies in the world simply won’t accept agricultural products linked to deforestation.

However, as we legislate import bans, we must also keep in mind the social and economic wellbeing implications for the people sustained by these commodities.

Do you know what are the 5 ecosystems where nature-based solutions can deliver the highest benefits?

1. Forests --> where the most is at stake
2. Peatlands --> Earth’s most potent carbon stores
3. Farmlands --> where carbon feeds humanity
4. Oceans and coasts --> the many benefits of mangroves
5. Cities --> the urban frontier of climate change

Check this article to find out more!