"DEFORESTATION"

The world has lost 178 million hectares of forest since 1990, according to a forestry assessment launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization in an innovative and easy-to-use digital format. FAO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In the forests of Papua New Guinea, zoologist Grace Luke is on a team collecting data to reduce deforestation and forest degradation and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that negatively impact the planet’s climate. UNIA No.1628

We follow a young woman from the Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh, India, as she compels her community to adopt a ground-breaking farming practice, which promises to regenerate soils and increase yields for small-scale farmers across the country.

Speaking at the opening of the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Madrid, Secretary-General António Guterres said the world stands “at a critical juncture” in its collective efforts to limit dangerous global warming. COP25 HOST BROADCASTER

As wildfires, heatwaves sweep globe, urgent action key to stopping alarming rate of deforestation, Secretary-General warns at Alliance for Rainforests event.

Speaking at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, leaders from France and China today presented their countries plans to confront climate change. UNIFEED

South Sudanese refugee, Bidal Abraham uses his time in Uganda to promote a movement to conserve the environment. This 32-years-old he has already been forced to flee his home in South Sudan three times and each time he made it safely to neighboring Uganda he noticed a problem: there were always fewer trees. UNHCR

Actor and activist Alec Baldwin held a conversation with representatives of indigenous peoples’ groups on how to respond to attacks on indigenous peoples and other environmental defenders in order to protect their rights and the tropical rainforests where many of them live. UNIFEED

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged for greater support for Tanzania, which has hosted refugees for decades, focusing on priorities such as environmental protection and economic development. UNHCR