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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) is developing a pioneering jurisdictional-level platform for Palawan province for the management and monitoring of forest landscape and climate finance investments. Glenn Gregorio, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) director, said the UN-FAO has commissioned Searca to lead the project. UN-FAO will fund the project. Gregorio said forests play a crucial role in climate change mitigation both as a sink and a source of carbon, and to achieve significant emissions reduction. He added that investment in forest landscape and climate finance is needed to support scalable approaches and programs such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). “Private investor engagement is key to the sustainability of environmental efforts and thus the demonstration of profitable business models for forest restoration that target environmental and social … [Read more...] about UN-FAO taps Searca for Palawan green project

Renowned singer and songwriter Bruno Mars sheds light on his long-standing fight against cultural appropriations. Mars got candid during his appearance on The Breakfast Club alongside Anderson .Paak and touched on his Puerto Rican- Filipina heritage. Mars was quoted saying, “You know, people love to accuse you of being a cultural thief, which I find interesting because you are a person of color. What would you say to those people?” “I would say you can't look at an interview, you can't find an interview where I am not talking about the entertainers that have come before me.” “And the only reason why I'm here is because of James Brown. It's because of Prince, Michael [Jackson]. That's the only reason why I'm here.” … [Read more...] about Bruno Mars touches on constant cultural appropriations in Hollywood