Title: Stopping climate change, protecting our forests

Type: Campaign leaflet

Produced by: Nepalese Trade Union Congress Independent (NTUC-I) and Sustainlabour

Year: 2011

Available versions: EN

Available versions: Nepali

Nepalese workers and their trade unions are committed to fighting climate change by protecting Nepal’s beautiful forests and livelihoods, and are taking concrete actions to reduce deforestation. For over 30 years Nepalese communities have been working hard to manage their forests and to help protect their environment.

The Nepalese Trade Union Congress Independent (NTUC-I), with the support of Sustainlabour has been working on a campaign for workers from the forestry and agricultural sector to tackle climate change and deforestation. Nepalese trade unions understand the importance of learning about the effects of climate change, about the country’s vulnerability and how to adapt, about what is REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries), and to raise workers´ voices to press for the recognition of the role of community forests´ in climate change mitigation and conservation.

Workers have an important role to play in the making of decisions on forestry management and calling for the promotion of job creation in the agriculture, water, forestry, transportation, renewable energy, waste management and tourism sectors, to protect biodiversity and prevent environmental degradation. Nepalese trade unions are on the way to doing just that.

This initiative is part of the joint UNEP-Sustainlabour programme “Towards Green and Decent Jobs: Enhancing Workers and Trade Unions´ Capacity”.