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Faith and science align on Africa climate resilience at Vatican-led summit
As the early morning sun lit the green hills around Nairobi on the cusp of July, a quiet urgency gripped…
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Great Green Wall: Five lessons on restoring land and peace
Land degradation is both a cause and consequence of conflict, fuelling a vicious cycle that renders societies, economies and ecosystems…
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Building restoration skills from the ground up: Tree nursery training takes root in Kenya
Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. That’s why the Center for International…
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Kenyan tree-seed sector needs policy overhaul to boost ecosystem restoration
Policy, planting and training are the three pillars of Africa’s tree-seed sector, which underpins the continent’s ambitious ecosystem restoration goals.…
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New guide supports transparent land-use monitoring for climate action
The verdict is clear: to meet international climate change mitigation targets and ensure the continued functioning of Earth’s ecosystems, we…
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Increasing Central Africa’s profile in global environmental funding
Central Africa’s forests and their rich biodiversity are increasingly recognized as vital carbon sinks, regulating the global climate while sustaining…
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Regulating global trade without harming agroforestry farms?
Globally traded commodities that can be grown in forest-like agricultural systems —known as agroforestry— have long been part of the…
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Bridging science, people and policy: How evidence-based storytelling shapes environmental action in the Congo Basin
With the intensification of the global environmental crisis, deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change and land degradation are no longer abstract…
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Can we protect old trees by planting new ones?
Conservation isn’t just about avoiding cutting down trees. Successful long-term conservation—particularly in places where lots of people live in, around…
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Wait, what?! Why do we have a special day for forests?
Ever wondered why we have a special day for forests? In this episode of “Wait, what?!” we hear from scientist…
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The future of forests starts in the classroom
The world’s forests, from the taiga to the tropics, are incredibly diverse, shaped by both ecosystem processes and human stewardship.…
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How does the Svalbard Global Seed Vault help drive African land restoration?
What could a remote seed repository carved into a snow-covered Norwegian mountain have to do with native trees growing half…
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