Fire-Free Alliance to Extend Fire Prevention to Broader Landscape
IDH, together with a group of leading forestry and agriculture companies, NGOs and other partners announced the formation of the Fire-Free Alliance (FFA) on March 11 in Jakarta. FFA is…
Forest conservation strengthened by observations from the air
The first of the 2016 aerial surveillance flights over South West Mau Forest by ISLA took place in February. The quarterly flights are part of ISLA Kenya’s approach to…
IDH donors visit project sites in Kenya and Ethiopia
The three institutional donors from the Dutch, Danish and Swiss governments visited Kenya in February. The three institutional donors from the Dutch, Danish and Swiss governments visited Kenya in…
On February 2, the Kenyan ministry of Environment together with the Kericho County government organized the World Wetlands Day event in Kericho, Kenya. World Wetlands Day (WWD) marks the signing…
IDH and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development cooperate on water management
On January 21, 2016: Hoang Van Thang, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ted van der Put, IDH Program Director signed a cooperation agreement to improve water resource…
IDH and Environmental Protection Fund sign MoU to promote sustainable land and water management
On January 21, 2016, the Vice Director of Vietnam Environmental Protection Fund (VEPF) Ms. Duong Thi Phuong Anh and IDH Program Director, Ted van der Put signed a Memorandum of…
At the COP21 in Paris in early December, Pedro Taques the Mato Grosso governor, announced the state’s green growth strategy and plans to reduce 6 gigatons of CO2 emissions by…
At the Indonesia Pavilion, the South Sumatra governor launched a Green Growth Action plan with immediate priorities – fire, peatland, poverty and planning. Together with IDH, the governor is…
The Ministry of Development Cooperation and International Trade organized a one-day conference on aid and trade. The Dutch government chairs the EU in the coming six months and aid and…