Forests News
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Peatland potential untapped in Nationally Determined Contributions, COP 25 delegates say
Fewer than a dozen countries have so far included peatlands in their Nationally Determined Contributions, although the carbon-rich ecosystems exist…
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REDD+: Still a critical color on the palette of forest protection strategies
Nature-based solutions are increasingly part of the international dialogue on climate change. In 2019, funders agreed to pay Brazil and…
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CIFOR at COP 25: A simple idea, REDD+ meets a complex reality
See events CIFOR and ICRAF are hosting at COP 25 here. A key idea of REDD+ was to pay those…
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Tree initiative in Uganda refugee camps boosts nutrition and incomes
This is an excerpt of a blog originally published on Foodtank. Refugee camps provide crucial safe zones for displaced people…
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Knowledge gaps must be filled to meet global biodiversity targets
Gaps in knowledge about how people interact with the environment reflected in international sustainability goals slows progress toward achieving them,…
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Towards zero-deforestation commodities in Ghana’s Atiwa forest
Located just a couple of hours drive from Ghana’s bustling capital city Accra, the Atewa forest range is a unique…
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Peatlands in South America an asset in climate action efforts
South America may be sitting, unaware, on a pile of climate gold, ammunition in efforts to forestall global warming. New…
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Shaping a pan-African forest-landscape restoration exchange
by Malin Elsen, Sven Schuppener, Désiré Tchigankong and Joary Niaina Andriamiharimanana Two weeks after Malagasy Forest Landscape Restoration experts came…
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Sustainable wildlife management key as Guyana faces rapid economic change
If you drive along a rural road in Guyana’s southern Rupununi region at night, your headlights are likely to pick…
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Balancing development and conservation needs of stakeholders in a shared landscape
Integrate knowledge holders. Understand power relationships and address imbalances to ensure marginalized groups are heard. Promote transparency in decisions and…
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Life lessons: Teaching conservation and celebrating culture in Guyana
Late one sunny afternoon in September, in teacher Kim Spencer’s ninth-grade class, groups of students raced each other to guess…
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Satellites reveal scale of recent blazes but still less damaging than 2015 fires
The recent publication of a blog analyzing the extent of burned area in Indonesia during the most recent fire season…
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What bamboo forests do for nature and human well-being
Kiran Paudyal is an ecosystems services specialist at Forest Action Nepal. Chun Bahadur Gurung, is a development communication specialist and…
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