Climate change & energy
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Framing up the community-centred future of peatland management
Indonesia has the third-largest area of biodiversity-rich tropical forests in the world. The archipelago is considered one of the world’s…
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Growth of forest plantations in Central Africa lags over financing constraints
The demand for wood, particularly in Africa where circa 80% of households depend on it for fuel, will inevitably snowball…
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Tropical wetland countries refine forest reference emission levels (FREL)
In-depth / 30 Jan 2023 Tropical wetland countries refine forest reference emission levels (FREL) Scroll
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Realities of doing science in remote rainforests: The Karaawaimin Taawa Biodiversity Assessment
When ecological research makes its way onto a peer-reviewed page – in the form, perhaps, of a species list or…
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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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Asian demand for timber to intensify pressure on Central Africa’s forests
As the global demand for wood soars and considering Central Africa’s large reserves, there is a likelihood that timber export,…
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Researchers to support East Kalimantan’s low-carbon emission programme with impact evaluation
Nestled in the eastern part of Borneo island, East Kalimantan is one of the provinces in Indonesia that takes the…
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Finding patterns in forest loss
If there’s one lesson to be learned from the many conservation efforts implemented around the world, it’s that what works…
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Indonesia champions public-private partnerships at COP27
Two events at COP27’s Indonesia Pavilion called on businesses to play a greater role in meeting the country’s Nationally Determined…
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Amazonian peatlands – up close
“This is peat,” says researcher Kristell Hergoualc’h, pointing to an area of dark, moist soil on the ground composed of…
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OECMs: An opportunity to turn ‘coercive conservation’ upside down
People blindness is a long-standing critique leveled at conservation initiatives that historically valued plants and animals more than human rights.…
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TreesAdapt platform launched at GLF
A new platform has been launched to help develop, implement and manage adaptation solutions in a drastically changing climate through…
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Over a quarter of Congo Basin forests at risk of vanishing by 2050
At least 27% of undisturbed rainforests in the Congo Basin present in 2020 will disappear by 2050 if the rate…
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Placing justice at the heart of climate action
Amid the scars of deforestation in southeastern Brazil, the Kayapo Indigenous Territory is a heart-shaped green oasis whose inhabitants defend…
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Do climate pledges rely too much on tree planting?
Countries worldwide have pledged to plant millions of hectares of trees to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, but many of…
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