August 10, 2011 - A week long review meeting for the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project (funded by the Special Climate Change Fund, or SCCF) was held this week at Le Lagon Conference Room in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

 Rodrigues Island, Republic of Mauritius
July 27, 2011

Margarita Grigoryeva of the World Bank's Kazakhstan Communications Team offers this story.

Drylands—an ecosystem characterized by lack of water, which limits the production of crops, forage and wood.

Brazil’s forests constitute 13% of the global forest area and almost 30% of the tropical forest area. They account for a significant proportion of global terrestrial biodiversity and store about 20% of global above ground forest carbon. Brazilian forests support the livelihood of people living in and around them, especially in regions such as the Amazon and the Northeast part of the country.

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Peatland forests in Southeast Asia:
Protecting a Key Resource to Achieve Multiple Benefits
 

Peatlands are wetland ecosystems where partially decomposed organic matter accumulates over many years to form carbon-rich soil, or “peat”. They play an important role in the biosphere, regulating the water and climate cycles, and helping in landscape stabilisation.

Reforestation of the Soche Mountain Forest Reserve in Malawi

SGP Panama showcased at the Expo Terra Event
on Earth Day
 

One Ranger, 52000 hectares

The day of Ts Tumurkhuyag starts early. It has to. He has a lot of ground to cover. He lights his horse dung fuelled fire, a central feature in his ger (yurt). The curving walls are hung with carpets, posters of Mongolian wildlife and medals won in horse races and shows.

Message delivered on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification 2011 by Monique Barbut, CEO and Chairperson, GEF

With the human population soon to reach 7 billion, our planet faces an unprecedented challenge in meeting food and fiber production needs in the coming decade.