Forests News
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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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Beyond the Philippine eagle’s nest
The Philippines is home to one of the world’s largest and most powerful forest raptors: the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi). However, over the past decades, the…
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Where industry meets the forest: Five hundred trees in a cargo port
At Kribi port in southern Cameroon, 500 seedlings are bringing forest restoration into an industrial area shaped by trade, infrastructure…
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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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From Djibouti to UNCCD COP17: Accelerating progress on Africa’s Great Green Wall
Across Africa’s drylands, a new push for transformation is underway. Stretching across 11 countries, from Senegal to Djibouti, the Great…
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“Petit Robert” shows how local knowledge strengthens wildlife conservation in Cameroon
In the lush, biodiverse forests of southeastern Cameroon, conservation is not just a technical challenge — it is a cultural, ecological and historical…
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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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Stakeholders convene to update Zambia’s wildlife policy legal hub
Wildlife plays a vital role in Zambia’s ecosystems, food systems and rural livelihoods. But without strong, responsive laws, even the…
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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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Strengthening regional readiness for equitable blue carbon governance and finance through global learning
The regional workshop aimed to strengthen policy coherence, institutional capacity, and cross-level coordination across the blue carbon value chain, while…
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Rethinking leadership through nature with Dr Éliane Ubalijoro
How should leaders respond to climate change, biodiversity loss and growing pressure on the world’s natural systems? In this episode…
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Indigenous knowledge can improve AI models to manage fires, study finds
Wildfires could be more effectively managed if artificial intelligence (AI) models incorporated Indigenous knowledge more fully for landscape use around the world, according to a recent study. The AI-based quantitative frameworks that are used to help…
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Forests and economies: Honey and fish show Zambia’s forests’ economic value
In Choma, Southern Province of Zambia, jars of honey sat beside trays of fish at the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM)…
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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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