Forests News
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The Belém Paradox: Why the ‘Forest COP’ couldn’t save the trees
We have just wrapped up COP30, the Amazon COP, in Belém, Brazil. The setting couldn’t have been more symbolic: the…
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When financing nature becomes inclusive: The moment for the TFFF and the Global South to lead
The forest crisis is both a technological and a moral test. Solutions are finally within reach, but their success depends…
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New global wetlands data now available on UN platform to support climate decisions
Wetlands influence climate, water and biodiversity across much of the tropics and subtropics, yet many remain poorly mapped. Their extent,…
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Ethiopia advanced national agroecology strategy with strong stakeholder consensus
“The main reason why agroecology has become so important is that collectively we have realized that we cannot work in…
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Gary Juffa – Voices from Oro Province
“We feel climate change and global warming, and for us these aren’t data or statistics or theories — they’re realities.”…
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Voices of the Landscape: Part 2 – GLF Investment Case
From Guatemala’s Pacific coast to the Espinal forests of Argentina, join GLFx chapters as they demonstrate how they’re strengthening community…
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Voices of the Landscape: Part 1 – GLF investment Case
From the Caribbean coast of Mexico to the Himalayan mountains of India, find out how communities across the Restoration Stewards…
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Educate, train, enforce: Towards a sustainable wild meat trade in Central Africa
Policies that seem sound on paper often falter in practice, as shown by ongoing efforts to regulate wild meat markets…
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From fire to food: Farmers in Perigi pioneer corn on peatland
For generations, farmers in Perigi village in South Sumatra province, Indonesia, prepared their fields the only way they knew: they…
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Climate tipping points signal imminent dangers of ecosystem collapse, scientists say
Climate change is driving the world’s coral reefs to die off irreversibly, signalling the first in a series of dangerous…
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Will natural climate solutions count in new UN carbon credit scheme?
As global leaders gear up for this year’s UN climate conference (COP30), one provision of the Paris Agreement is drawing…
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The $4 Misunderstanding: Why the TFFF isn’t only about the money
As the global community gears up for COP30 in Belém, all eyes are on the host’s flagship proposal: the Tropical…
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Long-term finance and quality tree seed are key to Africa’s restoration, experts say
“Anyone can plant a tree. But restoring a degraded forest landscape requires a lot of skills. You need the right…
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Scaling up agroecology for Africa’s climate-resilient future
A call to scale investment in agroecology for climate resilience took centre stage at the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2)…
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Indonesia’s mangrove conservation could hold the key to blue carbon trading
As the world races to reduce carbon emissions, attention often focuses on fossil fuels and land-use change. Yet, beneath Indonesia’s…
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