In many developing countries, deforestation and biodiversity loss affect water security, climate resilience, and quality of life. Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs can play a key role by…
This event has been canceled! Stay tuned for information on when it will be rescheduled. Time: March 28, 2025, 2.00 -3.00 p.m. (CET) Presenter: Salvatore di Falco Topic: Resource Conservation and…
The adoption of biodegradable fishing gear offers a potential solution to the pervasive issue of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), a major contributor to global marine plastic pollution. ALDFG not only harms marine ecosystems but also affects fishers and the seafood industry. Lack of fishers’ acceptance is an important barrier to policies and initiatives aimed at promoting the use of such gear.
Biodiversity-credit markets could succeed in ways that, so far, carbon-credit markets have not — as long as the right rules of play are in place from the start.
Makerere University celebrated the outstanding contributions of EfD Uganda during a ceremony presided over by the Vice Chancellor, represented by Robert Wamala, Director of Graduate Studies. The event…
How can a Just Low Carbon Transition in Sustainable Land Use be achieved? This was the topic at a workshop in Addis Ababa on December 13, 2024. It brought together experts from various government…