Creating a new relationship with nature through a ‘stewardship economy’
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community…
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Africa’s vast forest potential untapped, circular bioeconomy could help
Africa has enormous potential to derive more value from its forests without producing more wood, and could thus provide a…
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Britain’s Prince Charles says circular economy powered by nature crucial for recovery
The crisis provoked by the coronavirus pandemic offers a chance to shift from a fossil-fuel based economy to a nature-based…
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Forest restoration could ringfence $6.3 trillion in ecosystem services
The price of deforestation and degradation is enormous, said Robert Nasi, director general of CIFOR and managing director of CIFOR-ICRAF,…
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Finding effective ways to ensure sustainable supplies of forest-risk commodities
The increased consumption and production of a range of raw material and commodities — so-called “forest-risk commodities” such as palm…
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How one think tank is helping step up green finance initiatives in China
The global environmental challenges the world faces require multilateral solutions that involve public and private stakeholders. Increasingly, there is a…
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As the pandemic pushes millions toward poverty, forests and trees can safeguard livelihoods
Daniel C. Miller is associate professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.With the…
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New initiative to prompt paradigm shift toward resilient agriculture
The challenges agriculture poses are well known. The sector covers 40 percent of the Earth’s surface area, produces up to…
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Nature-based solutions fuel new Resilient Landscapes initiative
A new initiative seeks to bring public-private collaborators together, to overturn funding hurdles and develop new strategies to address challenges…
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Insecurity, COVID-19 hit women-led shea sector on eve of Africa free trade deal
Women have dominated shea production and sales for centuries in West Africa, managing trees, gathering nuts, roasting and crushing kernels…
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Circular economy is the future of wood fuel production in Cameroon
This article was originally published in the print edition of the Cameroon Tribune on Aug. 25, 2020.The circular economy is…
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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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