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In the rush for landscape restoration goals, let’s not forget about biodiversity
The global momentum for restoration has never been greater. With ambitious targets like the Bonn Challenge, New York Declaration and…
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Precipitation and its relation to vegetation
Forests, trees and vegetation not only depend on rainfall but also play a critical role in generating it where they…
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Transparent data needed to reach global goals on climate
With no shortage of interested stakeholders when it comes to climate change, there is a need for transparent land-use monitoring…
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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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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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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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‘Knowledge starts with good data’: Mauritius President urges informed action on African landscapes
A lack of information and data on biodiversity is posing barriers to conservation and human well-being in Africa, a regional…
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