Forests News
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Study shows how land use is disrupting forest carbon sinks
Tropical deforestation is having a greater impact on the global carbon cycle than was previously realized, according to new research.…
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Researchers urge multi-level action to tackle climate-to-local pressures on forests
Understanding how tropical forests and coral reefs respond to climate extremes — and how they interact with other stressors —…
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Q+A: Natural climate solutions could reverse emissions in 30 tropical countries, scientists say
Although natural climate solutions offer one of the best climate mitigation opportunities, they are as yet under-represented in national climate…
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So long tumultuous teens: High hopes for forests in the 2020s
Throughout the last decade (2010-2019), tropical deforestation escalated at an alarming rate despite a raft of international commitments, including the…
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Kalomo District diary: Resolving competing claims through integrated landscape approaches
Freddie Siangulube and Malaika Yanou are researchers and Ph.D. candidates with the Collaborating to Operationalize Landscape Approaches for Nature, Development…
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Women’s place in Africa’s growing charcoal sector
The growing charcoal business in sub-Saharan Africa has often been seen as a male-dominated occupation, with few studies exploring gender…
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Why education is essential to the future of forests
“Batela zamba, tokobatela zamba, toloni nzete, tokobatela zamba” – let’s protect our forests and plant trees – sing 500 elementary…
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Management of intact forestlands by Indigenous Peoples key to protecting climate
Indigenous Peoples have had a track record of managing landscapes sustainably for millennia. However, incursions into their territories, often by…
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Smallholder farmers in Cameroon benefit from landscape restoration efforts
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH’s Forest and Environment Programme (ProPFE) piloted several community-based reforestation projects across Cameroon’s Far…
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Indonesia’s leadership in peatland management in focus at COP 25
At U.N. climate talks in Madrid, Indonesia, which has committed to restore 2.4 million hectares of drained peatlands, presented various…
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Protected: Sowing seeds of sustainability through agroecology: A pathway to reshaping food systems
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Human deforestation activities link bats to Ebola outbreaks
Deforestation may accelerate the spread of the deadly Ebola disease in the rainforests of West and Central Africa by increasing…
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How climate finance and technology could better integrate women
Amid frustrated negotiations around Article 6 guidance on emissions counting and carbon markets, U.N. COP25 climate talks delivered a decision…
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Putting people at the heart of peatland conservation efforts in Borneo
Some five hours from Palangkaraya, the capital of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, lies…
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Innovative peatland restoration efforts key to mitigating climate change
Indonesia is home to an extensive area of tropical peatlands, which are carbon-rich ecosystems that are critical for supporting biodiversity…
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