Forests News
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How to put community values at the core of landscape management
Forests provide numerous benefits to the communities living in and around them, directly supporting and enhancing local livelihoods. The ecosystem…
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Wanted: A balanced assessment of the ecological impact of all vegetable oils
All too often, bias ingrained into conservationist campaign narratives obfuscates the context in which crops are produced, unjustly vilifying some…
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Forest restoration could ringfence $6.3 trillion in ecosystem services
The price of deforestation and degradation is enormous, said Robert Nasi, director general of CIFOR and managing director of CIFOR-ICRAF,…
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Does funding to integrate conservation and development go where it is most needed?
Over the past few decades, initiatives that aim to integrate conservation goals and development targets at a landscape scale have…
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‘No silver bullet’ for solving challenge of land restoration
Complementary approaches are key to tackling the myriad challenges researchers face in designing tree-based land restoration initiatives. “It’s a real…
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Creating an avenue for women leaders
Consider women’s engagement in decision-making not as a token, but as a right.
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Lessons learned from a decade of REDD+ in Guyana
Guyana, meaning “land of water,” is one of the smallest, most densely forested countries in South America. It is also…
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Scientist Susan Chomba responds to challenges of ecosystem restoration
The forested world in which Susan Chomba was immersed in girlhood is now gone. She grew up familiar with the…
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How a circular bioeconomy could affect women’s livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
The concept of a new economic model is gaining traction amid global efforts to reduce waste, use resources sustainably and…
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Seeking solutions for sustainable charcoal production in Kenya’s Mau forest
In Kenya, charcoal provides energy to 82 percent of urban households. Although it is a vital source of income and…
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What money won’t buy: Diet quality drops for rural Indonesians as incomes rise
It might seem logical that as people earn more, they are generally “better off.” And it is certainly true that…
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A reflection on World Wildlife Day: How forests sustain people and planet
This year, World Wildlife Day highlights the profound link between human wellbeing and nature, a connection emblematic of a way…
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Strategic forest and landscape restoration for bioenergy and human survival
Developing biofuel-based regenerative supply systems can deliver much-needed energy to consumers in the global south and prevent the collapse of…
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National forest monitoring capacity increases worldwide, research shows
Keeping tabs on the quantity of carbon stored in forests is a vital part of global efforts to curb planet-warming…
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Finding effective ways to ensure sustainable supplies of forest-risk commodities
The increased consumption and production of a range of raw material and commodities — so-called “forest-risk commodities” such as palm…
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