Forests News
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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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Agroforestry and restoration in the spotlight at Amazonian farmers’ workshop, Brazil
Ecological restoration, agroforestry systems, and carbon storage were in focus during a workshop with family farmers and local leaders in…
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Wild foods found to be widely collected across all agro-ecological zones of Zambia
New research in Zambia highlights the high volumes collected of a wide range of wild foods – from insects to…
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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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Green water and flying rivers
Water makes headlines every day. Many of the world’s rivers are drying up, and we’re getting used to seeing images…
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Following the science for forest reference emission levels
If countries’ emission-reduction efforts under the Paris Agreement are to be effective, baseline emission levels must be as clear and…
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Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services: achieving its goals or not?
A team of researchers analysed the impact of the Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services or PFES national policy in a…
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Mangroves in the Mekong Delta: growing opportunities or going under?
The Mekong Delta is home to the largest expanse of mangroves in Viet Nam but is also highly vulnerable to…
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Asia and agroforestry: a systematic approach to policies and practices
My colleague — Mi Sun Park — and I were fortunate to be able to co-edit a special issue of…
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Global Aridity Index and Potential Evapotranspiration Database: updated!
The index is based upon a fully parameterized geospatial implementation of the Penman-Monteith Equation, a standard methodology widely used globally.…
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Empowering women through sustainable wildlife management: meet Susan George
On her first trip to Guyana’s Kanuku Mountains, at the age of four years old, Susan George (pictured) decided she…
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REDD+ lessons from Peru
In our Infobrief, Lessons from early REDD+ initiatives to inform effective and equitable carbon mitigation efforts in Peru, we summarised…
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Looking at land restoration through a faith-based lens
The environmental and socio-economic side effects of climate change and land degradation are now well documented across the globe, with…
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