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From Bali to Jeju, mangroves might help fix East Asia’s climate challenges
South Korea’s Jeju Island is famous for many things: its volcanic landscape, white-sand beaches, haenyeo (woman divers), and abundant produce.…
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Explainer: Five issues facing forests
The world needs its forests. In fact, it needs more of them. There are currently about three trillion trees on…
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16 sustainable forestry terms you should know
It’s going to take all of our efforts to get to a greener, more resilient future – and managing trees…
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Explainer: How trees help protect us from flooding
Right now, much of East Africa – including Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda – and southern Brazil are awash with water.…
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Expanding agroecology’s reach
“We know our food systems are broken, resulting in malnutrition, food waste, biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change,” said…
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What’s measured matters: Agrifood system metrics for a finite planet
Our food systems are central to human existence – and major drivers of environmental change, too. As such, it’s not…
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“Together, we can turn the tide”: protecting Indonesia’s blue carbon
With around 18,000 islands and almost 100,000 kilometres of coastline, it makes sense that the archipelagic nation of Indonesia has…
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Sri Lanka sources integrated solutions to land and water-based challenges
Named for its geography’s resemblance to a closed fist, Sri Lanka’s Knuckles Mountain Range is robed in mist and trees,…
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What’s needed to make agroecology mainstream?
The transition to agroecology has gained momentum in the past few years, as its broad benefits for climate, biodiversity, and…
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Fresh choices for hunters key to transforming wild meat trade
“When a hunter stands in front of a chimpanzee, he doesn’t feel like he has a choice,” says Kambale Nyumu…
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Working on sunshine: Agrivoltaics in East Africa
Solar power is emblematic of the transition to greener energy generation, and offers especially critical on- and off-grid options for…
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“People’s lives are very complex”: Why conditional payments aren’t enough to protect and restore forests
If you were around in the ‘90s, you might remember those ‘sponsor a child’ ads that popped up a lot…
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Beyond the ‘bubble tower paradox’: How a jurisdictional approach can make commodities more sustainable
As countries around the world work out how to meet international climate and biodiversity targets, the lens is shifting from…
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Indonesia: Mangrove forests are ‘food baskets’ for coastal communities
When the tide is in, the salty understorey of a mangrove forest glitters with life. Fish dart through the labyrinthine…
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New agroforestry manual lays out pathway to transform Filipino food systems
The way that the world tackles biodiversity loss has changed for the better. At a global biodiversity summit (the 15th…
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