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Can private investment drive forest restoration at scale?
A critical need for restoration finance Achieving global forest restoration ambitions, such as the Bonn Challenge goal to restore 350…
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Why climate actions and finance must work for communities and the planet
My vision for climate action is a world where science, policy and local knowledge converge to create sustainable, resilient landscapes.…
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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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Cool forests: Nature’s air conditioning system
As we confront the sobering reality that 2024 marked the first year global temperatures exceeded the 1.5 °C threshold established…
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Reflecting on UNCCD COP16
In December 2024, global leaders, scientists, policymakers and stakeholders gathered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the 16th Conference of the…
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Where hope is stored: A journey to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
If you’ve been reading the news lately, you may have found plenty of reasons to despair. The drumbeat of crisis…
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Champions for effective ecosystem restoration: Reflections and insights from four countries
With biodiversity in the balance, restoring ecosystems is a critical quest that requires a whole-of-society, whole-of-government approach. Deforestation, habitat fragmentation,…
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The green bank: How much do you know about conservation finance?
Biodiversity is in crisis. With over one million species at risk of extinction, protecting nature has become a race against…
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Why context is critical when it comes to deforestation
When choosing how to reduce deforestation, decision makers face a wide set of policy options: do we increase enforcement and…
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Mind the gap: What knowledge is needed for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration success?
Significant gaps exist in information and knowledge about the barriers and pathways towards ecosystem restoration and biodiversity protection, according to…
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How to balance the needs of both humans and wildlife?
Wild mammals, reptiles, birds and insects are eaten by people worldwide. But overhunting – driven mainly by the demand for…
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Global Aridity Index and Potential Evapotranspiration Database: updated!
The index is based upon a fully parameterized geospatial implementation of the Penman-Monteith Equation, a standard methodology widely used globally.…
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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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Our food systems are failing. Can trees and forests dish up better diets for everyone?
Despite all of the technological and informational advancements of recent decades, we’ve so far failed to feed our global population…
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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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