Lynsey Grosfield

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Forests, fields, wetlands and other terrestrial ecosystems are major carbon stores, and they could absorb enormous additional amounts of carbon dioxide.

Scientists hope that if the media can help publicize their research on mitigating climate change and balancing livelihoods on degraded peatlands.

The total amount of degraded forest and other productive land in the world today is an area roughly the size of South America.

Abdul Agus Nuraini, Muara Siran community member, speaks during the Forum's plenary session on community perspectives and priorities in peatlands.

Scientists have recently discovered the existence of huge, previously unknown areas of peatland in central Africa and South America.

The DRC has the biggest forest in Central Africa. The peatland discovered in the Central Basin is important for its significant biodiversity.

Protecting peatlands also means identifying ways for people that live and work around these areas to sustain their families.

What do you do with a radioactive landscape? We take a look in to the managed exclusion zones around radiation-heavy sites.

Not widely known, peat is the world’s largest terrestrial organic soil carbon stock. Peatlands are found on every continent and in most countries.

On the 2017 World Wildlife Day, we held a Q&A session on twitter and learned from our social media community about wildlife in landscapes.

March 21 is the UN International Day of Forests, and we have a round-up of some of our best content on this year's theme: Forests and Energy.

Nepal is a leader in returning forest tenure rights to locals, but regulations undermine communities’ attempts to establish businesses from forest products.

The successful Brazilian experience in slowing down deforestation for cattle ranching in the Amazon has captured a lot of attention in the global arena.

At the GLF we have been empowering women to be be bold and take leadership in creating the beautiful, equitable and sustainable landscapes of tomorrow.