Forests News
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8 Women with a New Vision for Earth 2026: Official Launch Trailer
The Global Landscapes Forum presents 8 Women with a New Vision for Earth — visionary leaders advancing Indigenous stewardship, climate…
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How to better assess health risks from wild animal meat
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been on alert for “Disease X” — the spillover of a virus from…
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From seeds to systems: Building the foundations of ecological and ecosystem restoration
Restoring degraded landscapes is widely recognized as a pathway to strengthening biodiversity, food security and climate resilience. Yet the long-term success of…
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Genetic resources for food security in Africa disappearing
Africa’s vast and diverse plant genetic resources, essential to feeding millions of people now and in future, is disappearing amid…
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Can you play your favorite sport in extreme heat? What if climate change changes the game?
Our COO Philip Osano shares why sports and the environment are closely connected, from emissions linked to sporting activities to…
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Developing thriving nurseries and diverse tree seed supply options
Across Ethiopia’s highlands and drylands, millions of hectares of once-productive soil lie degraded — stripped of vegetation, battered by erosion…
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REDD+ can make poor households more vulnerable
Protecting tropical forests while supporting local communities is the core idea behind Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+),…
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What is the state of the world’s plant genetic resources, and what does it mean for Africa?
@UNFAO colleagues share key insights from the Regional Launch for Africa of the Third Report on the State of the…
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Leap-frog: Amplifying women in amphibian conservation
When Sandra Owusu-Gwamfi was in high school, she never imagined she would one day be known as the ‘Frog Woman…
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Plant diversity is the foundation of life
From the crops on our plates to the forests that support communities, biodiversity gives us the ability to adapt, improve…
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People in the middle: Why coordination gaps challenge forest action
In 2026, as countries continue to implement their forest commitments, turning pledges into action often slows down where ministries, sectors, and mandates are not aligned. Across regions, recent…
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Biochar for socio-ecological systems resilience is the next frontier in Yangambi
Healthy soils are the quiet lifeblood of a healthy landscape. They hold water through dry spells, recycle and retain nutrients, and keep…
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Dust to dividends: How livestock is restoring Africa’s rangelands
Rangelands, or the vast landscapes grazed by livestock or wildlife, sustain the livelihoods of around two billion people around the…
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The online loophole: How a seed purchase undermines a ‘just bioeconomy’
In the humidity-controlled sterility of a Boston laboratory, a bubbling vat of engineered yeast is performing a biological alchemy. It…
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i-Mangrove Blue Carbon Dashboard
Explore the i-Mangrove 2.0 Blue Carbon Dashboard, hosted on the Transformative Partnership Platform’s Blue Carbon Deck by CIFOR-ICRAF. i-Mangrove is…
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