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12 November 2020
UN/DESA Policy Brief #88: Financing sustainable forest management: a key component of sustainable COVID-19 recovery
This policy brief aims to provide an analysis of the adverse impacts of the pandemic on the income generation function of forests, and the current and future funding trends for forests.
12 June 2020
UN/DESA Policy Brief #80: Forests at the heart of a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
This brief highlights how forests and the forestry sector provide essential services and products to support health and livelihoods during times of crisis, how investing in sustainable forest management and forestry jobs offer opportunities for a green recovery, and how healthy forests build resilience against future pandemics. In this context, it proposes policy recommendations to ensure that forest-based solutions be considered for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and building back better.