Climate Summit statements: Agriculture + Forests = Landscapes?
NEW YORK—Today is an important day for our future on the planet. The United Nations Climate Summit gathers an impressive number of…
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Scientific community must do more to explain ‘green economy,’ expert says
The main barrier to a ‘green economy’? Mindsets, according to a leading environmental economist.A green economy is one that aims…
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Imperative: Regain momentum in reducing deforestation emissions
At a glance : With news that good science and international cooperation has started to repair the ozone layer, it’s…
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On forests’ role in climate, New York Times op-ed gets it wrong
Last week, Nadine Unger, an assistant professor at Yale University, published an opinion piece in The New York Times stating…
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As debates on market-based instruments continue, forests continue to be lost
A few years ago, “carbon cowboys” arrived in the forests of Papua New Guinea and announced to the perplexed Papuans…
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Think beyond forests for a powerful climate solution. Think landscapes
More than 120 heads of states and tens of thousands of people will converge on New York next week to…
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REDD+ readiness strategies largely overlook root causes of deforestation
BOGOR, Indonesia – Most countries devising national strategies to curb carbon emissions through avoided deforestation and forest degradation do little…
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Amazon forest could become an ‘impoverished savannah’ under climate change
One of the world’s top climate scientists warns that the tropical forests of the future could look like an ‘impoverished…
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Science striving for larger role in charting policy agenda on forests, climate
BOGOR, Indonesia — Climate policy will require greater engagement from the scientific community — and an upcoming high-level forum can help…
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‘Deep, recurrent structural problems’ lie behind climate challenges
BOGOR, Indonesia — We must continuously adapt our institutions to deal with accelerated social and environmental change if we are to…
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Climate crisis ‘could become a global revolution’
Success in the Brazilian Amazon is evidence that it is possible to reduce deforestation and turn around the climate crisis,…
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Gardens in the sky: The advantages of agroforestry in Bangladesh
Imagine a forest that is not really a forest, but a multi-layered garden reaching up more than 10 meters. It…
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