Indonesian school students have urged tourism leaders to “take climate change seriously,” through the Mangrove Ambassadors Programme, part of the Sustainable Tourism through Energy Efficiency with Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Pangandaran (STREAM) project of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The International Tropical Timber Organization released its latest technical report on increasing the resilience of tropical timber markets to economic and financial crisis. The report is intended to help tropical timber markets avoid the negative impacts from decreased investment, lower demand, increased unemployment and a slowdown in research associated with the last global financial crises.

The Carbon Fund of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) held a workshop with representatives of indigenous peoples and civil society in order to gather their views and opinions on the work of the FCPF. Topics discussed included REDD+ readiness and the development of a methodological framework for the FCPF.

The March edition of DESA News, a monthly news bulletin by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), highlights preparations by the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) for the International Day of Forests, to be celebrated for the first time on 21 March. UNFF is inviting the submission of information on planned celebrations.

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has released a briefing titled "Ringing the Changes with a New Approach to Forest Investment" on balancing renewed investor interest in forestry with social and environmental benefits and sustainability. To address this challenge, the briefing introduces the Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry (ILCF) framework.

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has released a briefing on carbon rights legislation and associated implications for REDD+ readiness. The briefing reviews state ownership, private land tenure and customary rights within the framework of their applicability to REDD+.

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) reported that the Evergreen Agriculture Project operating in 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, won the UK Climate Week Award for "the Best Initiative Run by a Governmental or Statutory Body."

The Program on Forests (PROFOR) issued an article on timber tracking in Liberia through the LiberFor chain of custody system.

The Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has published an article on evidence-based forest policy. The article highlights the challenge in balancing scientific and technical solutions, which have a relatively easily established evidence base, with broader socio-economically responsive forest policies.

The latest issue of the "Nature and Faune" newsletter from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) regional office for Africa features articles on water resource conservation in Africa, presenting the challenges of integrating sustainable use of land, forests and fisheries.