Forests News
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The world’s rich talk climate change at Davos whilst the poor bear its brunt in Mali
In Forests News last week: What do trees do when we are not looking? Read Douglas Sheil, professor at Norwegian University…
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Why what ‘wilderness’ is matters
Five countries hold 70 percent of the world’s natural ecosystems, according to an article published in the journal Nature by…
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Small fortunes: How effective migration policies will benefit landscapes
In an effort to pay off debt, Sita Paryar’s husband borrowed money to move to Qatar for a job. However,…
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What do trees do when we are not looking?
Getting to the root of the dos, whys and workings of trees can be an obsession for forest researchers. And…
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Trump on fire, palm oil price slump and the extinction of coffee
In Forests News last week: Is deforestation in Borneo slowing down? READ A new CIFOR study has revealed a deforestation…
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Barking up the same trees
The forested mountains of East Africa deserve their ‘water towers’ moniker. Their springs and streams feed a number of major…
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Making connections: New funding opens dialogue on landscape approach efforts
Over the past six years, conversations on sustainable forest management activities focused on transforming the way the international community addresses…
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Is deforestation in Borneo slowing down?
When people talk about deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia, palm oil often gets the blame. Demand for the versatile vegetable…
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Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures
Nestled within Africa’s biggest rainforest lies what was once the world’s largest tropical agriculture research center. Situated along the banks…
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Global climate action is nothing without local backing
Global climate negotiations take place on the international stage, bolstered by countries’ national policies. But preventing greenhouse gas emissions from…
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Peatlands for today and tomorrow
Peatlands are increasingly playing a bigger role in forest conservation thanks to their extraordinary proficiency at carbon sequestration. In November…
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Your top 6 stories of 2018
In 2018, Forests News covered some of the year’s most controversial environmental issues, with science at the heart of our…
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Review of large-scale tree plantations suggests need to consider socioeconomic impacts
A systematic review of the available literature has found that large-scale tree plantations require more consideration of the socioeconomic impacts…
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‘Evaluation must be done’
Scientists attending the U.N. Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland, discussed potential solutions to…
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Peatlands: Re-wet to protect climate
Germany – In recent years the role of peatlands in landscape restoration has come under renewed scrutiny as scientists seek…
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