Planted forests in Vietnam enhance ecosystem goods and services
Bouncing back from the impact of war involves not only rethinking and reshaping policies to repair social, cultural and economic…
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Q+A: Rollback of environmental protections continues during COVID-19 pandemic, expert says
As the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown limits civic participation, someofficials are dismantling ecosystem protections, an environmental governance expert has said. Rachel…
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Under fire: Five myths about wood fuel in sub-Saharan Africa
Despite the environmental cost of using firewood and charcoal for meal preparation and to meet other energy needs, more than…
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Reflections on landscape challenges and opportunities in Kalomo
With our field work stalled by social unrest in Zambia and then the global COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to seize…
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Unlocking the power of entrepreneurship to promote local development in forest communities
Yangambi, located in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was once a lush tropical forest landscape, home to bountiful wildlife…
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Trees: To plant or not to plant
Trees, glorious trees. Let’s plant a million, a billion, a trillion or more.Tree planting is growing into a global movement…
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Reforestation could play role in pandemic recovery jobs creation, says IMF’s Georgieva
Policymakers in many European countries are saying that growth must be low carbon and climate resilient as they put forward…
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GLF talks dig deep on food security, soils and social inclusion
With the population in sub-Saharan Africa projected to more than double, growing by 1.05 billion people by 2050, pressures on…
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New institutional arrangements in climate mitigation programs show promise in Peruvian Amazon
Indigenous federations and the Peruvian government are confronting obstacles caused by conflicts over land-tenure rights to implement effective climate mitigation…
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Transforming Kenya’s invasive ‘mathenge’ bushes into charcoal farms
This initiative will be discussed in the session Sustainable wood-fuel value chains for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa at the…
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GLF Bonn: Food systems in focus at a time of crisis
Efforts to combat global hunger and malnutrition are increasing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The recently published Global Report on Food Crises…
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