Financing Sustainable Land Use For People And Planet

Summary: 

Leveraging and unlocking private finance for sustainable commodity production improves rural livelihoods, protects forests and restores degraded land.

Forests and agriculture hold more than 30% of the solution to the climate crisis but currently receive less than 3% of climate finance.

80% of world deforestation is due to agricultural practices.

Author
UNEP
Publication Date
Monday, 03 February 2020
Applicable location
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Topic/Theme
Sustainable land use
Forest conservation and management
Database
Learning materials