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Researchers urge multi-level action to tackle climate-to-local pressures on forests
Understanding how tropical forests and coral reefs respond to climate extremes — and how they interact with other stressors —…
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Q+A: Natural climate solutions could reverse emissions in 30 tropical countries, scientists say
Although natural climate solutions offer one of the best climate mitigation opportunities, they are as yet under-represented in national climate…
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Management of intact forestlands by Indigenous Peoples key to protecting climate
Indigenous Peoples have had a track record of managing landscapes sustainably for millennia. However, incursions into their territories, often by…
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Indonesia’s leadership in peatland management in focus at COP 25
At U.N. climate talks in Madrid, Indonesia, which has committed to restore 2.4 million hectares of drained peatlands, presented various…
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Human deforestation activities link bats to Ebola outbreaks
Deforestation may accelerate the spread of the deadly Ebola disease in the rainforests of West and Central Africa by increasing…
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How climate finance and technology could better integrate women
Amid frustrated negotiations around Article 6 guidance on emissions counting and carbon markets, U.N. COP25 climate talks delivered a decision…
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Forest science for the future: Back to the drawing board?
How can forest research and science — the foundations of the science of natural resource management — be renewed amid…
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Peatland potential untapped in Nationally Determined Contributions, COP 25 delegates say
Fewer than a dozen countries have so far included peatlands in their Nationally Determined Contributions, although the carbon-rich ecosystems exist…
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Tree initiative in Uganda refugee camps boosts nutrition and incomes
This is an excerpt of a blog originally published on Foodtank. Refugee camps provide crucial safe zones for displaced people…
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Knowledge gaps must be filled to meet global biodiversity targets
Gaps in knowledge about how people interact with the environment reflected in international sustainability goals slows progress toward achieving them,…
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