Climate change & energy
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Bridging the information gap
Millions of people in Africa have been affected this year alone by drought, severe weather and flooding, but farmers lack…
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COP 27 leaders urged to kick-start restoration of soil ecosystems
The first-ever Food Systems Pavilion to be featured at a UN Climate Change Conference represents an enormous opportunity to ensure…
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Inseparable in Indonesia: Forests, finance and development planning
In a statement at COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo made a commitment that the country’s forest…
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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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Sharing REDD+ benefits to meet Indonesia’s climate targets
The Indonesian government is committed to transforming its forest and land use (FoLU) sectors to become a net carbon sink…
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New tools and knowledge for monitoring peatlands in Peru
Peruvian peatlands play a major role as immense carbon reservoirs. As such, actions for their conservation, sustainable management and restoration…
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Shared peatland brings RoC and DRC closer on climate action
Previously unrecognized, the Congo Basin’s Cuvette Centrale is now seen as an important carbon sink and the world’s largest undisturbed…
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Peatland ‘core domain sets’ to streamline measurement and reporting
The world’s peatlands are vital for combating climate change, thanks to their vast carbon stores. But researchers and policymakers can’t…
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As crises hit, staying the course for sustainable palm oil
Most global consumers have heard of palm oil – and if not, they’ve probably tasted it. The versatile commodity is…
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Scientists use modelling to hone emissions estimates for oil palm on peat
National estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations on tropical peatlands can be improved significantly with the help…
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How far has the talk walked? Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use
When leaders from 141 countries signed the Glasgow Declaration on Forests and Land Use, a critical step had been made…
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How to monitor peatlands holistically… and practically
How can we tell whether peatland restoration is going well? Do we measure the water table; ask the locals about…
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Putting sustainable, equitable palm oil on the G20 recovery agenda
Diverse ways to improve the environmental footprint and equitability of the palm oil trade took center stage at an online…
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“This means it can be done”: Perspectives on the latest State of the World’s Forests report in the Indonesian context
A rare bright spot in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s 2022 ‘State of the World’s…
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