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How green jobs are transforming rural Ethiopia
Selamawit Bekele , 22, lives in Tumata Chreta, a rural area in the Wongao District, Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia Region.…
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Against all odds: Fragile plant specimens arrive safely and thrive in forest station
By the time Samuel Muthemba reached the nursery in Yangambi at 5:30 pm, the two boxes of bare-rooted grafted fruit…
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New Global Biodiversity Standard raises bar for biodiversity-positive restoration
One of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s headline commitments is the quest to restore 30% of degraded land by 2030.…
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Crafting a greener future: Developing a sustainable forest and landscape restoration plan
Globally, land degradation and climate change are significant drivers of human insecurity, impacting over 1.3 billion people living on degraded…
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Revolutionizing agroforestry: SMART strategies to measure success
In Peru’s northern region of San Martín, farmers, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders involved in advancing agroforestry have collaborated closely…
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Sustainable wildlife: Championing gender equality through fish farming
Sustainable fishing practices present an environmental solution and a powerful opportunity for advancing gender equality. In Nyawa, Zambia, a fish…
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Trees, people and choices in fragile situations
3·2 billion people are affected by land degradation. Economic growth trajectories pose even greater risks through destabilisation of the global…
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Educating Indonesian youth for peatland conservation
In schoolyards across West Kalimantan and South Sumatra, Indonesia, junior high students are heard discussing the cucumbers they planted, the…
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Agroforestry-based bioeconomy for green transitions in Africa
Discussing Africa’s responses to climate challenges took centre stage at the Twelfth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa…
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Uganda leads in integrating agriculture and biodiversity conservation
As global leaders prepare to meet in October to assess progress on conserving Earth’s biological diversity, Uganda is taking the…
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How forest conservation incentives introduce both problems and opportunities in Peru
Peru is a pioneer in state-led incentives for forest conservation. In 2010, with the ambitious goal of reducing deforestation of…
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Central Africa’s forests: Carbon heroes under threat
The Central African subregion, which mainly comprises the Congo Basin, is home to one of the world’s largest expanses of…
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Bamboo furniture and handicraft training revitalize Vizimumba community
Clack. Tap. Clack. The rhythmic sound of hammers striking bamboo fills the air, breaking through cheerful conversations and bursts of…
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In Cameroon, honing organizational arrangements to boost REDD+
Cameroon is a rainforest-rich country, with about 46% of its land area covered in tropical forest, representing a massive carbon…
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How soil laboratories are building climate resilience
The Knuckles Mountain Range in Sri Lanka has long been a cradle of biodiversity and a protector of the inhabitants…
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