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Forest communities in Bhutan benefit from deeper insights into ecosystem services
Raising awareness among forest dwellers in Bhutan about the extent to which they rely on benefits commonly known as ecosystem…
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Try tree regeneration, not tree planting
With all those well-meaning efforts to plant trees out there, alarm is justifiably being raised that sometimes, those trees will…
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Destruction stops here: Shaping landscape restoration in Philippines
“I will be a guardian and restorer of this land and help the people living here do that,” said Loren…
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Cocoa in Ivory Coast to benefit from ‘companion trees’
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is moving toward embracing a new “cocoa agroforestry” model,” according to a leading…
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‘No silver bullet’ for solving challenge of land restoration
Complementary approaches are key to tackling the myriad challenges researchers face in designing tree-based land restoration initiatives. “It’s a real…
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How a circular bioeconomy could affect women’s livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
The concept of a new economic model is gaining traction amid global efforts to reduce waste, use resources sustainably and…
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A recipe for effective reforestation
Restoring degraded and deforested landscapes to ecological health is a massive challenge, but ambitious tree-planting initiatives, part of efforts to…
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The call of rewilding: Digital forum highlights biodiversity engine
After a 130-year absence, green-winged macaws have now returned to northeastern Argentina. Also joining them in Iberá National Park are…
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Let learning lead the way to strategic forest and landscape restoration
Combining the myriad theories and strategies on forest and landscape restoration into a successful recipe for implementation requires not only…
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Creative community-based policies in Bhutan reveal benefits of planted forests
An innovative community-based forest management policy has resolved a long-simmering land-use conflict between migratory yak herders and sedentary residents in…
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Q+A: Restore landscapes to cure planet, says author of ‘The Reindeer Chronicles’
On the cusp of the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), the time is ripe to pause and ruminate, to…
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“Engagement landscape” concept takes shape in DRC’s Yangambi
Healing the heavily forested landscapes of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the aftermath of devastating wars that ended…
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