How happiness impacts forestry (and vice versa) in Bhutan
In the country of Bhutan, a small Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas, it is often the middle road that is…
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Protected: Collaboration on sustainable commodity trade tightens amid new regulations
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40 years of restoration in Nepal
On a clear day, reflections of snow-capped peaks shine like a vivid oil painting on the surface of Phewa Lake.…
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In the hands of farmers: Ethiopia’s push to restore degraded lands
Ethiopia is home to sub-Saharan Africa’s second largest population, and most of the country’s 100 million people are farmers. In…
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At a once-premier reserve, sowing seeds of transformation
Deep in the world’s second largest tropical forest sits a maze of buildings that were once home to a premier,…
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How China, Nepal and Ethiopia are restoring forest landscapes
Forest landscape restoration has gained a high political profile internationally, but still faces the challenge of how best to involve…
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Colombia develops guidelines for biodiversity offsets
When a company builds a mine, dam, highway or other infrastructure, how can it compensate for, or ‘offset’, the loss…
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Tree plantations could help Peru meet forest restoration goal
Peru has set a goal of restoring forest on some 3 million hectares of degraded land, but the country still…
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‘Grain for green’: How China is swapping farmland for forest
Since 1999, China has restored forest landscapes across more than 28 million hectares of farmland and land classified as barren…
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COP23 Special: How land and forests can help meet global goals on climate
There is much political will to meet ambitious goals on forest restoration – just think of the commitment and cooperation…
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Restoring forest landscapes: A question of community rights
A workshop on this topic will be held in Bonn, Germany, on 3 November, arranged in collaboration by the Center…
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Addressing the dangers of degraded land
Up to 1.3 billion people are now living on degraded land, at risk of food and water shortages and worsening…
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