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Educate, train, enforce: Towards a sustainable wild meat trade in Central Africa

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Educate, train, enforce: Towards a sustainable wild meat trade in Central Africa

What makes traders change? Study finds answers in markets across Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo

From fire to food: Farmers in Perigi pioneer corn on peatland

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From fire to food: Farmers in Perigi pioneer corn on peatland

In South Sumatra, corn shows how restored peatlands can boost food security and incomes

Climate tipping points signal imminent dangers of ecosystem collapse, scientists say

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Climate tipping points signal imminent dangers of ecosystem collapse, scientists say

New research reveals both alarming and hopeful climate tipping points – from collapsing coral reefs to breakthroughs in renewable energy transitions.

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Will natural climate solutions count in new UN carbon credit scheme?

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Forest experts weigh in on critical COP30 debate
The $4 Misunderstanding: Why the TFFF isn’t only about the money

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Brazil’s Tropical Forest Forever Facility aims to pay nations to keep forests standing—not to outbid deforestation, but to change the economics of governance.
Long-term finance and quality tree seed are key to Africa’s restoration, experts say

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Side event at the Africa Climate Summit highlights the importance of planting the right trees and sourcing quality seed for climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods
Scaling up agroecology for Africa’s climate-resilient future

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At the Africa Climate Summit 2, policymakers and researchers called for stronger investment, political commitment and collaboration to integrate agroecology into Africa’s food and climate strategies
Indonesia’s mangrove conservation could hold the key to blue carbon trading

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The country with the world’s largest remaining mangrove forests is positioning itself to lead the global blue carbon trading.

Will natural climate solutions count in new UN carbon credit scheme?

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Forest experts weigh in on critical COP30 debate
From Belém to the world: Could Brazil’s ‘mutirão’ reshape climate action at COP30?

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Rooted in Indigenous wisdom, Belém is calling for the world not just to show up, but to deliver
‘There are plenty of wheels’: Metrics to measure agroecology’s performance

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Online dialogue explores tools for assessing agroecological transitions
Why tropical dry forests are collapsing: The forces driving a silent crisis

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Tropical dry forests are disappearing at alarming rates, often faster than rainforests. What are the forces accelerating their collapse?

Regulating global trade without harming agroforestry farms?

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The debate over the European Union(EU)’s deforestation-free regulation and its unintended risks
Is simplicity always best?

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Scientists debate if a complex landscapes approach should be embraced
25% of world’s surface can be better protected with rights

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Rights emerge as greatest hope for healthy planet at weekend’s GLF Bonn 2019
Adjust the sail of Rights to brave the climate storm, urge GLF delegates

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Indigenous people key to solving climate crises and protecting the forests

Scaling up agroecology for Africa’s climate-resilient future

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At the Africa Climate Summit 2, policymakers and researchers called for stronger investment, political commitment and collaboration to integrate agroecology into Africa’s food and climate strategies
From the ground up: Farmer-managed natural regeneration revives degraded lands in Africa

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Farmer-managed natural regeneration offers a low-cost, scalable path to restore degraded African landscapes
Faith and science align on Africa climate resilience at Vatican-led summit

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Over 500 delegates urge global support for locally led solutions
Great Green Wall: Five lessons on restoring land and peace

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Initiatives from across the Sahel and Horn of Africa share insights on restoration in conflict-sensitive contexts

Sweet returns: How cacao and oil palm farmers in Southeast Asia are reshaping their landscapes

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Smallholders in Indonesia and the Philippines blend agroforestry, beekeeping and planning for sustainable livelihoods
How can better mapping of burned areas help tackle Southeast Asia’s wildfire crisis?

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Scientists Yenni Vetrita and Michael Brady discuss a new ASEAN guideline designed to strengthen wildfire monitoring and management across the region.
Regional policy shift gains ground on peatland management and haze solutions

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Policy dialogue boosts knowledge, busts bottlenecks, builds capacity and collaboration
How viable is carbon trading for the mangrove business?

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Blue carbon trading a potential revenue stream for mangrove conservation in Indonesia

How Latin America can lead on climate, biodiversity & the circular economy

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A Q&A with CIFOR-ICRAF’s Director for Latin America and Director of Programmes and Platforms
In Colombia, shifting stereotypes through learning exchange

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In Colombia, rural entrepreneurs share insights on gender, business, and transformation
From sustainable forest management to restoration

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How Adaptive Collaborative Management has evolved over two and a half decades
Measuring impact to improve conservation results

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Study highlights need for more rigorous evaluation of effectiveness of REDD+ and other forest conservation programmes

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Wait, what?! Why is there an international climate conference in the Amazon?
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“A renaissance of nature” for Africa’s drylands

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Why repurposing harmful subsidies is our main lever for biodiversity funding

We do not need “new money” (well… a little), says Robert Nasi

13 Jun 2025

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Innovating for resilience: Cultivating climate-ready, multifunctional landscapes through Living Labs

In Ethiopia, farmers and scientists are teaming up to grow resilience—tree by tree

09 Jun 2025

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Our forests are not spreadsheets: Why nature demands more than market logic

When nature is reduced to numbers, we risk losing what matters most

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Can private investment drive forest restoration at scale?

To scale forest restoration, investors need more than trees—they need the right conditions, a new study warns

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Land degradation could cost us the Earth

Land degradation, when land becomes less healthy and productive due to human activities, natural conditions or a combination of the two, has profound global consequences. Degraded land yields less food, sequesters less carbon, absorbs and filters less water and sustains less biodiversity. In 2015, the Economics of Land Degradation Initiative (ELD) estimated that USD 6.3–10.6 trillion worth…

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From the ground up: Farmer-managed natural regeneration revives degraded lands in Africa

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Seedballs: A simple innovation helping farmers face climate extremes

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Building resilience through innovations in northern Cameroon

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Prioritizing options for women’s empowerment and resilience in Malawi’s food tree value chains

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Why tropical dry forests are collapsing: The forces driving a silent crisis

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Tropical dry forests: The vanishing biome sustaining life

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