Forests News
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Climate diplomacy up next for Murdiyarso?
Born in Cepu, a small town in Central Java, Indonesia, Daniel Murdiyarso grew up surrounded by teak forests. Although he…
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Webinar: Advancing REDD+ architecture by improving information
Late last year, the Indonesian government released its most ambitious climate change mitigation target to date: to achieve a net…
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Sustainable soil movement grows at COP15 on land desertification and drought
Healthy soil is crucial for tackling climate change, environmental challenges, building resilience, improving food security and meeting U.N. Sustainable Development…
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Central African forests essential, and need more support for ecological role
As climate change and global heating approach critical points of no return, experts gathered in Seoul at the World Forestry…
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Experts map matrix of certification standards at World Forestry Congress
Establishing certification standards for forestry and agricultural commodities is no straightforward matter, particularly for smallholder farmers. Voluntary standards of the…
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“Existential threats,” harsh warnings and hope in UN Global Land Outlook
“At no other point in modern history has humanity faced such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks and hazards…
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Q+A: Paolo Cerutti on Congo Basin in State of the World’s Forests report
In 2021, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) lost almost 500,000 hectares of old-growth forest – mostly due to small-scale farming…
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Seed orchard first step in restoring Bali’s Batur UNESCO Global Geopark
In March, on a misty morning amid drizzling rain, a team of 70 farmers, researchers, students, government and Batur UNESCO…
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Q+A: Amazon expert Manuel Guariguata reacts to State of the World’s Forests report
The latest edition of the biennial ‘State of the World’s Forests’ (SOFO) report launched by U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization…
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Phantom forests: Trees on paper or trees to sustain livelihoods?
Over the last decade, commitments to restore hundreds of millions of hectares of degraded land have arisen thick and fast.…
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Saving the branch we’re sitting on? Protecting the Amazon, for all of us
At the World Forestry Congress (WFC) in Seoul, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a new report: the…
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Why trees on farms make a win-win for people and nature
Trees on or around farms can improve soil health, regulate microclimates, enhance carbon sequestration, and improve biodiversity at multiple scales.…
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Book shows how building biomass ecosystems on degraded land is gathering steam
Over the past several years, a gradual transformation has been occurring in some parts of the Indonesian landscape. In East…
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Following the money: Global recovery rooted in forests, says U.N. report
A new study adds up the latest troubling statistics on forests, making a mathematical argument for their central role in…
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Cashew offers untapped potential for African livelihoods and landscapes, scientists say
African countries should implement urgent measures to boost their share of the global cashew market, to raise farmers’ incomes and…
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