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Butterfly business: Can sustainable trade save the biggest butterfly on Earth?
New field surveys on Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Plateau suggest the world’s largest butterfly may be declining. Researchers are documenting…
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The invisible allies beneath our feet: A journey into the world of the phytomicrobiome
The phytomicrobiome brings together the bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms that help plants grow, find nutrients and survive stress. Its…
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Viet Nam turning blue carbon pilot projects into national climate action
Viet Nam is drawing lessons from blue carbon initiatives in its coastal provinces to shape national policy, financing and standards…
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What’s in a rainforest?
This is the first in a three-part series examining how communities and researchers are tracking biodiversity across Papua New Guinea’s…
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Drylands are feeding the world. Why are they still overlooked?
Drylands support one-third of humanity and supply almost half of the world’s food, yet they remain largely overlooked in climate…
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Invisible forests: Why scale matters for Borneo’s last lowland trees
The lowland rainforests of Borneo are some of the most biodiverse places on the planet. Surveys have found over 700…
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Tree-based biopesticides can boost food security, protect the environment and strengthen Africa’s economy
More than a decade ago, my colleagues and I reviewed the status of botanical pesticides derived from trees and other plant species…
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Counting what counts: How biodiversity is being measured and protected in Cameroon’s Mintom forests
Southern Cameroon’s Mintom landscape is a stronghold for biodiversity in Central Africa. This vast tropical forest supports a remarkable variety…
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World’s forests in a race against time, warns UN global forest report
The world is losing its forests faster than it can save them, with severe consequences for the climate, biodiversity and…
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From science-based evidence to action
Consider the following research topics: What does it take to protect both crops and livelihoods from human-wildlife conflict in Gabon? Which tree species…
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Closing the capacity gap in blue carbon finance
As countries across the Asia-Pacific region accelerate efforts to harness blue carbon ecosystems for climate action, a central question is emerging: who…
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The honey bargain: How bees keep forests standing
There is a moment before dawn in the dry montane forests of Lambayeque, in northern Peru, when the air is…
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The stories that saved the orangutans
In 1982, Usman Saibul and his friend Jerry were working for the Indonesian government’s transmigration programme in Ketapang, West Kalimantan,…
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Seed orchards in Ethiopia are being thinned to improve seed quality
The Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolios (PATSPO) project has so far established 62 breeding orchards (BSOs) and seedling seed orchards (SSOs)…
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The hidden factor in restoration success: Why seed quality matters
“Many people mistakenly believe that any tree seed can be planted successfully,” said Dr Athanase Mukuralinda, director of the Center…
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