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A woman in Matebo Village in Kalumbila District shows off her new energy-saving stove while her friends look on with admiration. Photo: Moses Zangar, Jr./UNDP Zambia.

August 16, 2019 | Feature Story

Wood-saving cookstoves are helping Zambia cut forest loss
Nigeria is one of the world’s top destinations for electronic waste. But what happens when it gets there? Photo: Irene Galan/UN Environment.

August 12, 2019 | Feature Story

Dark skies, bright future: overcoming Nigeria's e-waste challenge
The GEF-financed Philippine ICCA Project is working to strengthen the conservation, protection, and management of key biodiversity sites by institutionalising Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCAs). Photo: Orange Omengan/UNDP Philippines.

August 9, 2019 | Feature Story

Indigenous peoples in the Philippines leading conservation efforts
IPCC report finds that land is under growing human pressure, and that climate change is adding to challenges such as degradation, desertification, deforestation, and food insecurity. Photo: Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock

August 8, 2019 | News

IPCC Special Report reflects urgency of better land management to combat climate change
The Mainstreaming Sustainable Cattle Ranching project, now in its tenth year, has helped 4,100 family farms in five distinct zones of Colombia adopt “silvopastoral” techniques that combine trees (silvo) with pasture, in a beneficial combination for farmers, their cows and the broader environment. Photo: Flore de Preneuf/World Bank.

August 7, 2019 | Feature Story

Trees and cows offer path to recovery in Colombia
GEF's Pacific Expanded Constituency Workshop session in a Fiji village

August 7, 2019 | Blog

From Ridge to Reef: learning from holistic best practice in Fiji
To prevent overexploitation of the fishery resources, regional authorities in Galicia have worked in close coordination with scientists, fisherfolk, and the private sector to design management systems that are now internationally recognized for their effectiveness. Photo: Rafael Ramirez Lee/Shutterstock.

August 2, 2019 | Feature Story

Schooling together: peer to peer learning for sustainable fisheries management
Tuna amongst prey. Photo: J'nel/Shutterstock.

August 1, 2019 | Blog

Needed: an ecosystem of partners to support ocean health
A year ago, UNDP launched the UN Biodiversity Lab in partnership with UN Environment and the UN Biodiversity Convention to support nearly 140 countries to use spatial data to better deliver on their global commitments to biodiversity and sustainable development. Photo: Enrique Aguirre/Shutterstock.

July 29, 2019 | Feature Story

How data can protect wildlife
A new pilot initiative covering about 25,000 hectares and using shepherds, has succeeded in increasing production of rangeland lamb and beef while simultaneously restoring vegetation and fostering biodiversity. Photo: Jonathan Taylor/Landmark Foundation.

July 26, 2019 | Feature Story

Win-win for people and planet: smart shepherding in South Africa
Woman using a microscope. Photo: Tong Nawarit/Shutterstock.

July 24, 2019 | Blog

Business should ensure the well-being of people and the planet
Over the past two years, IFC’s Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services’ Advisory Services team has been working on a pilot project with 11 of Neuland’s farms to showcase the operational and financial benefits of shifting to more efficient and environmentally sustainable ranching practices. Photo: Neuland Cooperative.

July 17, 2019 | Feature Story

Beefing up Paraguay's meat industry
A shallow seagrass meadow surrounds a tropical island on the Mesoamerican barrier reef off the coast of Belize. Photo: Ethan Daniels/Shutterstock.

July 16, 2019 | Blog

Three steps to meeting the climate and nature emergency
At least four indigenous groups live in the Sierra. The most populated and influential are the Rarámuris, known for their ancient traditions, their colourful clothing and their unbreakable relationship with nature. Photo: Svetlana Bykova/Shutterstock.

July 15, 2019 | Feature Story

Protecting the Sierra Tarahumara, a biodiversity hot spot
A malagasy farmer and son in their plantation of vanilla near Sambava, east of Madagascar. Photo: Pierre-Yves Babelon/Shutterstock.

July 11, 2019 | Blog

Conserving nature boosts farmer incomes and cuts poverty