Project Profiles

MREDD+ works on three levels to test tools and models and provide lessons learned for refining state and national strategies. ... Continue Reading

Reduced Emissions from Avoided Deforestation in the Multiple Use Zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala... Continue Reading

The project supports indigenous Chatino coffee farmers. ... Continue Reading

Helping Guatemala strengthen its ability to address climate change ... Continue Reading

Central Africa contains the second largest expanse of contiguous moist tropical forest of the world. It represents 70 percent of the African continent’s forest cover and constitutes a large portion of Africa’s biodiversity. 

In the Congo Basin, forests are home to roughly 30 million people and support livelihoods for over 75 million people from more than 150 ethnic groups.  In all of the six countries, forestry is a major economic sector, providing jobs and local subsistence from timber and...... Continue Reading

Thanks to the exceptional richness of its forest ecosystems, Cameroon occupies the fifth rank in Africa in terms of biodiversity.

Although overall deforestation rates in the region are still lower than those in parts of the Amazon and southeast Asia, they have accelerated over the past few years, driven by the establishment of large-scale agricultural and mining operations. With the aid of government agencies, large firms have been seizing swaths of land in forested areas that were traditionally...... Continue Reading