Forests News
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In Uganda, change is afoot for rights to forests
Fifteen years ago Uganda launched reforms to its land tenure system. The country’s forests, once lush and expansive, had come…
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Funding a low-carbon future
As the challenges of climate change come into clearer focus, international initiatives such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable…
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Should we burn trees for energy?
As the European Union Parliament debates changes to a directive on renewable energy, more than 650 scientists have signed a…
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Women producing charcoal in Zambia
In an earlier piece on Forest News, 27-year-old Mabvuto Zulu shared her experiences producing charcoal in Zuwalinyenga village in eastern…
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In China, paying farmers to restore forest landscapes
Massive flooding in 1998 along China’s Yangtze River killed thousands, left millions more homeless and caused billions of dollars worth…
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How happiness impacts forestry (and vice versa) in Bhutan
In the country of Bhutan, a small Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas, it is often the middle road that is…
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Protected: Collaboration on sustainable commodity trade tightens amid new regulations
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40 years of restoration in Nepal
On a clear day, reflections of snow-capped peaks shine like a vivid oil painting on the surface of Phewa Lake.…
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Our best stories of 2017
In 2017, Forests News traveled from the peatlands of Indonesia to the bounteous forests of the Amazon and the biodiverse…
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Forests could keep the buzz in your coffee
From friends meeting over cappuccino in the local café to students pulling all-nighters, we humans count on coffee to put…
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In the hands of farmers: Ethiopia’s push to restore degraded lands
Ethiopia is home to sub-Saharan Africa’s second largest population, and most of the country’s 100 million people are farmers. In…
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At a once-premier reserve, sowing seeds of transformation
Deep in the world’s second largest tropical forest sits a maze of buildings that were once home to a premier,…
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In defining the landscape approach, ‘don’t fence us in,’ scientists say
As the global population rises and the resources that support it come under increasing pressure, the search for complementary solutions…
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How China, Nepal and Ethiopia are restoring forest landscapes
Forest landscape restoration has gained a high political profile internationally, but still faces the challenge of how best to involve…
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Actor Alec Baldwin backs call for indigenous rights
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin this week joined the ranks of a growing movement to reach climate and development goals as…
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