biodiversity
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Biodiversity can’t wait another decade
As the 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) unfolds in Montreal, anticipation is building…
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Will biodiversity talks bridge governmental divide?
Look down on Earth from an eagle’s perspective, and you’ll see that almost half of the world’s habitable land surface…
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Over a quarter of Congo Basin forests at risk of vanishing by 2050
At least 27% of undisturbed rainforests in the Congo Basin present in 2020 will disappear by 2050 if the rate…
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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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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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New book details best approaches to Adaptive Collaborative Management in forests
The triskelion is an ancient symbol, often represented by three spirals. Its triadic form holds various meanings for the different…
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Amerindian culture and land rights shape conservation in Guyana’s Rupununi region
Everisto Lawrence remembers fishing and hunting as a boy, walking along riverbanks and at the edge of the forest for…
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Pact prioritizes forests and biodiversity conservation in Papua New Guinea
Protecting the habitat of the largest butterfly in the world – the endangered Queen Alexandra’s birdwing – is a number…
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Water-forest interactions complex but crucial in ecosystem service delivery
Planting trees among the maize and bean crops of her smallholder farm in Kenya has helped Margaret Muchanga to increase…
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Pact aims to curtail planet-warming emissions from carbon-rich peatlands
A recent meeting of international environment officials and government leaders from four key tropical countries formalized a joint commitment to…
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How would a forest-based circular bioeconomy in sub-Saharan Africa ensure local wellbeing?
Economies do not adhere to “one-size fits all” approaches when it comes to who benefits. In the developing world, imbalances…
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New toolbox offers methods to support integrated landscape approaches in multiple contexts
One size does not fit all when implementing integrated landscape approaches (ILAs), so a new toolbox is offering a number…
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Does funding to integrate conservation and development go where it is most needed?
Over the past few decades, initiatives that aim to integrate conservation goals and development targets at a landscape scale have…
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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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