Malawi: Why conservation success hinges on rural livelihoods
Across Africa, the expansion of conservation areas often collides with the needs of a growing population and a developing economy.…
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Wood in the bioeconomy transition: Navigating opportunities and challenges
[Editor’s note: This article reflects the personal views of the author]As we navigate the necessary shift from a fossil-based economy, the bioeconomy stands…
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Study: Amazonian wildlife feeds millions
Across the vast Amazon rainforest, people have hunted a wide array of animals — mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians…
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Developing thriving nurseries and diverse tree seed supply options
Across Ethiopia’s highlands and drylands, millions of hectares of once-productive soil lie degraded — stripped of vegetation, battered by erosion…
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Connecting cutting-edge research with policy and practice for forests and communities
Beyond their importance for climate and environmental solutions, forests and forested landscapes are central to the daily lives of billions…
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Keeping track of nature in a fast-growing nation
As the sun rises on the banks of a river in Guyana’s Rupununi, a community member collects a sample of…
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Building restoration skills from the ground up: Tree nursery training takes root in Kenya
Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.That’s why the Center for International Forestry…
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“What is a tree?”
On a sunlit spring morning at Cambridge Cottage in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, botanical scientists, AI engineers, restoration…
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New guide supports transparent land-use monitoring for climate action
The verdict is clear: to meet international climate change mitigation targets and ensure the continued functioning of Earth’s ecosystems, we…
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The transformative role of women’s collective microenterprises in the Brazilian Amazon
“But with training, […] Youlearn to reforest, not burn the forest, if you want to earn money.” In the Brazilian…
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Regulating global trade without harming agroforestry farms?
Globally traded commodities that can be grown in forest-like agricultural systems —known as agroforestry— have long been part of the…
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Growing giants: How yams shape identity, knowledge and power in PNG
“They will never live without yams.”In Papua New Guinea (PNG), yams are an ancient companion. The first humans to arrive…
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