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Bioenergy – can it work for the Global South?
We recently published a guide for developing countries in the global South to provide a better understanding of the issues,…
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Why the time for trees, forests and agroforestry is now
When I joined the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in 1999, the organization was just six years old, with…
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A new deal for nature?
Well, they got there. After years-long delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a relocation from Kunming, China to Montreal, Canada,…
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Biodiversity can’t wait another decade
As the 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) unfolds in Montreal, anticipation is building…
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Trees are one of our best investments against the climate crisis – but who should foot the bill?
We are not going to make it to 1.5°C, or even 2°C. The Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming…
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Planet Earth is not a delicately balanced benign Being, but forests and trees can help
During the recent Global Forest Summit, I was asked whether humans were responsible for the various crises we are facing:…
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Discovering the forest wonders of Africa – and the threats they face
This story was originally published on The Conversation. Africa’s forests are some of the natural wonders of the world. As…
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Waiting for the end of deforestation: Companies must ante up
Toward the end of last year, it seemed as if it should be “all systems go” regarding global ambitions to…
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Deforestation pledge redux: Reflections on “forest loss” as dust settles on Glasgow summit
The Glasgow leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use made at the COP26 summit on climate change and endorsed by 141…
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Trees: To plant or not to plant
Trees, glorious trees. Let’s plant a million, a billion, a trillion or more. Tree planting is growing into a global…
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