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How to monitor peatlands holistically… and practically
How can we tell whether peatland restoration is going well? Do we measure the water table; ask the locals about…
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Agroforestry and restoration in the spotlight at Amazonian farmers’ workshop, Brazil
Ecological restoration, agroforestry systems, and carbon storage were in focus during a workshop with family farmers and local leaders in…
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Wild foods found to be widely collected across all agro-ecological zones of Zambia
New research in Zambia highlights the high volumes collected of a wide range of wild foods – from insects to…
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“This means it can be done”: Perspectives on the latest State of the World’s Forests report in the Indonesian context
A rare bright spot in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s 2022 ‘State of the World’s…
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Green water and flying rivers
Water makes headlines every day. Many of the world’s rivers are drying up, and we’re getting used to seeing images…
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Following the science for forest reference emission levels
If countries’ emission-reduction efforts under the Paris Agreement are to be effective, baseline emission levels must be as clear and…
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Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services: achieving its goals or not?
A team of researchers analysed the impact of the Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services or PFES national policy in a…
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Mangroves in the Mekong Delta: growing opportunities or going under?
The Mekong Delta is home to the largest expanse of mangroves in Viet Nam but is also highly vulnerable to…
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Global Aridity Index and Potential Evapotranspiration Database: updated!
The index is based upon a fully parameterized geospatial implementation of the Penman-Monteith Equation, a standard methodology widely used globally.…
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Empowering women through sustainable wildlife management: meet Susan George
On her first trip to Guyana’s Kanuku Mountains, at the age of four years old, Susan George (pictured) decided she…
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Biodiversity science–policy panel calls for broadening value-of-nature concepts in sustainable development
The Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) approved the Summary for Policy Makers of the Assessment Report…
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Multi-stakeholder platforms set to resolve land-use conflicts in northern Ghana
From farmers and chiefs through local NGOs to government, stakeholders in Ghana’s Western Wildlife Corridor brought their concerns about autonomy,…
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How bioenergy can help restore landscapes and livelihoods
Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest country by population and its demand for energy is also huge and growing. The…
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“Existential threats,” harsh warnings and hope in UN Global Land Outlook
“At no other point in modern history has humanity faced such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks and hazards…
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Seed orchard first step in restoring Bali’s Batur UNESCO Global Geopark
In March, on a misty morning amid drizzling rain, a team of 70 farmers, researchers, students, government and Batur UNESCO…
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