forests
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Study shows how land use is disrupting forest carbon sinks
Tropical deforestation is having a greater impact on the global carbon cycle than was previously realized, according to new research.…
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Researchers urge multi-level action to tackle climate-to-local pressures on forests
Understanding how tropical forests and coral reefs respond to climate extremes — and how they interact with other stressors —…
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So long tumultuous teens: High hopes for forests in the 2020s
Throughout the last decade (2010-2019), tropical deforestation escalated at an alarming rate despite a raft of international commitments, including the…
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Kalomo District diary: Resolving competing claims through integrated landscape approaches
Freddie Siangulube and Malaika Yanou are researchers and Ph.D. candidates with the Collaborating to Operationalize Landscape Approaches for Nature, Development…
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Management of intact forestlands by Indigenous Peoples key to protecting climate
Indigenous Peoples have had a track record of managing landscapes sustainably for millennia. However, incursions into their territories, often by…
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Human deforestation activities link bats to Ebola outbreaks
Deforestation may accelerate the spread of the deadly Ebola disease in the rainforests of West and Central Africa by increasing…
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Putting people at the heart of peatland conservation efforts in Borneo
Some five hours from Palangkaraya, the capital of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, lies…
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Forest science for the future: Back to the drawing board?
How can forest research and science — the foundations of the science of natural resource management — be renewed amid…
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More forest patches, healthier diets
Poor diets have become a major global health concern, as people with overweight or micronutrient deficiencies have come to outnumber…
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Forest restoration and democracy: Making communities visible in Madagascar
Landscape restoration will not be fully effective unless it contributes to social as well as ecological benefits. Recent discussions at…
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REDD+: Still a critical color on the palette of forest protection strategies
Nature-based solutions are increasingly part of the international dialogue on climate change. In 2019, funders agreed to pay Brazil and…
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Shaping a pan-African forest-landscape restoration exchange
by Malin Elsen, Sven Schuppener, Désiré Tchigankong and Joary Niaina Andriamiharimanana Two weeks after Malagasy Forest Landscape Restoration experts came…
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Despite size, Congo Basin attracts less funding than other major forest areas
The Congo Basin is home to the second largest tropical forest in the world, but it is well behind Southeast…
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