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Integrating local knowledge into policy is vital to sustainable livelihoods
Communities in southern Zambia rely on local knowledge to manage resources including land, forests and water. They are an example…
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How to preserve forest biodiversity without losing livelihoods
Loss of forest biodiversity can be stopped without disrupting livelihoods – if actions are taken to halt and reverse deforestation,…
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Study brings satellite data down to earth for biomass tracking
For really accurate calculations of tree cover, or above-ground biomass, there’s no substitute for getting out into the woods with…
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Empowering women through sustainable wildlife management: Flora Gomes’ story
In the Rupununi Region of southwest Guyana, 59-year-old Flora Gomes is becoming a renowned poultry farmer – with important implications…
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State of Central Africa’s forests: New report puts Congo Basin forest ecosystems in perspective
The report on the State of Forests in Central Africa was published by the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC) through…
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Agroforestry and restoration in the spotlight at Amazonian farmers’ workshop, Brazil
Ecological restoration, agroforestry systems, and carbon storage were in focus during a workshop with family farmers and local leaders in…
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“This means it can be done”: Perspectives on the latest State of the World’s Forests report in the Indonesian context
A rare bright spot in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s 2022 ‘State of the World’s…
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Asia and agroforestry: a systematic approach to policies and practices
My colleague — Mi Sun Park — and I were fortunate to be able to co-edit a special issue of…
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Empowering women through sustainable wildlife management: meet Susan George
On her first trip to Guyana’s Kanuku Mountains, at the age of four years old, Susan George (pictured) decided she…
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REDD+ lessons from Peru
In our Infobrief, Lessons from early REDD+ initiatives to inform effective and equitable carbon mitigation efforts in Peru, we summarised…
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Scientific coalition offers specifics to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
The group of 50, who are part of bioDISCOVERY, which is a global research network of Future Earth, and the…
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Biodiversity science–policy panel calls for broadening value-of-nature concepts in sustainable development
The Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) approved the Summary for Policy Makers of the Assessment Report…
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