forests
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Terrain through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic: Blueprint for a healthy planet
Scientists have demonstrated that such diseases as the new SARS-COV2 coronavirus COVID-19 and Ebola can emerge due to ecosystem imbalances…
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Lifting the barriers to improve women and child health in Indonesia’s Komodo
Small-scale coastal fishing in Indonesia can benefit women nutritionally and economically, but in some areas, despite plentiful fish stocks, undernutrition…
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Challenges and potential for landscape approaches in Northern Ghana
From illegal logging to wildlife poaching, uncontrolled agricultural expansion, poor coordination among agencies and closed processes – the list of…
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Characterizing and evaluating integrated landscape initiatives
The pressing environmental and social challenges driven by deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, poverty and food insecurity often intersect in…
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Natural forest regeneration: A good choice for biodiversity
Forests are full of surprises. Parts of the Amazon, Panama’s Darien and many other places we think of as home…
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Five (or six) solutions for saving the world’s forests and restoring landscapes
We’ve heard a lot about ambitious tree planting initiatives in recent months. Laudable as these may be – and we…
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Finale features lessons learned in social forestry–climate change partnership
In Jakarta last week, delegates celebrated more than a decade of partnership at a knowledge-sharing event where lessons learned and…
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Can tropical forests protect us against climate change?
While tropical forests remain one of the world’s most important weapons in the fight against climate change, their ability to…
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Religious and Indigenous leaders in Indonesia unite to protect forests
More than 250 religious leaders descended upon Jakarta in January pledging to prioritize protection of the world’s third largest tropical…
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Paraguay: A beacon state for forest management?
Paraguay, a landlocked country of 7 million people, is home to much of the Gran Chaco forest, which is considered…
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What are Bhutan’s sacred forests worth?
In the Kingdom of Bhutan, a mountainous country nestled between India and Tibet, you can’t just wander into the forest…
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Access to education key to boosting number of women in science, scientist says
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the United Nations is highlighting data that show fewer than…
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Revolutionize food production system or face mass deforestation, scientists warn
Unless land management strategies are overhauled to reduce the gap between forestry and agriculture, it will be impossible to feed…
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They are critical for fighting climate change but . . . do you really know the importance of tropical wetlands?
It is time to get your toes wet. Every February 2nd is World Wetlands Day, an international celebration that aims…
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Biodiversity in focus on World Wetlands Day
Healthy and diverse ecosystems, especially wetlands, are our life support, providing our water, food and underpinning economies, said Martha Rojas…
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