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Brazil’s Atlantic Forests are naturally regenerating much faster than expected
The Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact, a multi-stakeholder restoration movement in Brazil, is on track to naturally regenerate 1.5 million hectares…
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COVID-19 makes it harder for charcoal producers and traders to make ends meet
In Kisangani — Democratic Republic of Congo’s third-largest city — COVID-19 has had an impact on the charcoal industry that…
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A tree-powered circular bioeconomy
Jeff Bezos is hoping his immense wealth can change more than the retail landscape. With a promise to donate $10…
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In China, de-collectivization of forest property rights yields mixed results
There is no one-size-fits-all for effective forest tenure in China, finds a recent case study of two Chinese villages in…
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Q+A: Community forests in China’s Sichuan province play a role in panda conservation
In the misty mountains of Pingwu County in China’s province of Sichuan, community forests could offer promising solutions to the…
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How one think tank is helping step up green finance initiatives in China
The global environmental challenges the world faces require multilateral solutions that involve public and private stakeholders. Increasingly, there is a…
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Firewood collection a heavier burden for women in refugee settings
Women in Cameroon’s East Region bear responsibility for feeding their families, but a massive influx of refugees from the Central…
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Q+A: Building just societies and resilient landscapes alongside rural women
Rural women play an essential role in using and managing natural resources in forest and tree-based landscapes across the world
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COVID-19 pandemic offers opportunity to rethink status quo conservation efforts
The coronavirus pandemic creates an opportunity to rethink generally accepted underperforming business-as-usual approaches to conservation, say more than 20 conservation…
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Q+A: CIFOR-ICRAF scientists to speak at tree planting forum
Tree planting is often discussed as a panacea for environmental ailments such as climate change and biodiversity loss. However, this…
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Canopy Conversations: Team Lioness engages women in wildlife conservation
In Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem, eight Maasai women risk their lives to protect their ancestral lands from poachers. Together, these young…
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Dispelling the top seven tree planting misconceptions
“Plant more trees!” has become a rallying cry for global leaders and climate activists around the world who see tree…
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Q+A: How an “engagement landscape” in DRC’s Yangambi can make a difference
In 2005, there were only six forestry specialists with a postgraduate degree in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Fast-forward…
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‘Nutri-scapes’ a recipe for better nutrition
Global food systems focus on an ever-narrower range of calorie-rich but nutritionally limited crops, degrade ecosystems and endanger human health.…
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