<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">From the IUCN-European Newsletter, a</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> look at how some in Europe are approaching sustainable use and conservation in the face of climate change...</span></div><div><br></div><div><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION: FROM DEFORESTATION TO FOREST RESTORATION</span><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-weight:normal"><br>18 June 2015</font></h2><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal">Deforestation accounts for nearly 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is also strongly linked to development issues, as healthy forests are vital in the fight against poverty. Forest and landscape restoration initiatives offer significant benefits for climate change adaptation and mitigation, and are also an efficient means of generating income for local communities, improving rural livelihoods and preserving cultural traditions. They provide solutions to balancing conflicting land use interests in forest areas and can reconcile environmental concerns with economic development.</span><br></h2></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Full story: </span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/european_union/?21544/Nature-based-Solutions-for-Climate-Change-Mitigation-From-Deforestation-to-Forest-Restoration">http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/european_union/?21544/Nature-based-Solutions-for-Climate-Change-Mitigation-From-Deforestation-to-Forest-Restoration</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Archives of the IUCN-European Newsletter can be found at: </font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/european_union/resources/eu_newsletter/">http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/european_union/resources/eu_newsletter/</a></font></div>
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