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A forest is so much more than just its trees
There is no doubt that forests play a critical role in mitigating the climate crisis. While much attention has been…
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Beyond the bottleneck: Why seed and seedling supplies matter for restoration
As the critical role of trees in addressing the climate, biodiversity, and food crises becomes increasingly clear, many public and…
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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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Finding patterns in forest loss
If there’s one lesson to be learned from the many conservation efforts implemented around the world, it’s that what works…
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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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Wildlife clubs teach children in Guyana’s Rupununi about life and livelihoods
A box of chocolates seems completely out of place as a tool for teaching kids about wildlife, but Susan George…
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Balancing livelihoods, conservation and biodiversity through landscape approaches evaluated at GLF Climate
When the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Climate: Frontiers of Change opens this week on the sidelines of the COP26 climate…
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Food Systems Summit reveals challenges of transforming global food production
Governments, companies and other organizations offered more than 200 commitments at the world’s first food systems summit aimed at addressing…
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The U.N. Food Systems Summit is laying the groundwork for change – from the soil up
Talk around the U.N. Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) this week is, quite literally, about how sustainable food systems can emerge…
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Scientists urge greater role for forests in policies on food security and nutrition
A new policy brief demonstrates the role forests and trees play in sustaining food production and food security and nutrition…
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What money won’t buy: Diet quality drops for rural Indonesians as incomes rise
It might seem logical that as people earn more, they are generally “better off.” And it is certainly true that…
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‘Forgotten’ plants a boon for biodiversity
A disproportionate three quarters of human food consumption derives from only 12 plant species and five types of animal, according…
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Ensuring a nutritious diet for all. Together.
Dietary changes cause a double burden of malnutrition
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U.N. green cities initiative to promote forestry and sustainable food systems
A new green cities initiative will encourage governments to kickstart large-scale transformative changes to improve food security, nutrition and the…
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‘Nutri-scapes’ a recipe for better nutrition
Global food systems focus on an ever-narrower range of calorie-rich but nutritionally limited crops, degrade ecosystems and endanger human health.…
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