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Innovation in forestry: Where it’s happening, why it matters
The theme of this year’s International Day of Forests: ‘Forests and Innovation: New solutions for a better world’, is perhaps…
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Tackling wild meat quandaries to protect Cameroon’s biodiversity
Millions of people around the world depend on wild meat for food and income. It’s an important source of protein,…
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Communities and evidence at the centre of Africa restoration success
Twenty percent of global land area is degraded to some extent. In Africa, it is estimated that two-thirds of productive…
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“People’s lives are very complex”: Why conditional payments aren’t enough to protect and restore forests
If you were around in the ‘90s, you might remember those ‘sponsor a child’ ads that popped up a lot…
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Beyond the ‘bubble tower paradox’: How a jurisdictional approach can make commodities more sustainable
As countries around the world work out how to meet international climate and biodiversity targets, the lens is shifting from…
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Ecological balance of Andes + Amazon critical for climate, humanity
Keeping Andean and Amazonian forest in equilibria is crucial to avoiding crossing ecological tipping points for the biomes in the…
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Making waves: centring water in agroecological research and practice
“Water is foundational to food provision,” said Sarah Freed, a scientist at WorldFish, during an online session at World Water…
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In East Africa, boosting monitoring to help curb climate challenges
East Africa’s multitude of forested ecosystems – which include woodlands, savannah, coastal areas, mangroves, and more – hold important global…
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Improving food security in DRC’s Yangambi Landscape
Gliding west for the first time through the silent waters and noisy forests of the Congo River from Kisangani to…
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What are we missing in the links between forests and health?
The connections between forests and human health are high on many minds these days. Most of us have heard about…
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Avoiding extinctions from international trade in tropical tree species
Saving endangered species is a critical challenge for conservation and sustainability movements, and is also a matter of survival as…
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Flowing together: Connecting forests, freshwater and fish through watershed-based management
Looking down on the Earth from above, it makes intuitive sense to manage our watersheds. From this birds-eye view, we…
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