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Coronavirus and carbon emissions, COP 26’s postponement and Venice’s clear waters

03 Apr 2020

In this news roundup: the connections between coronavirus and carbon emissions, oil prices, the ozone layer and where to get carbon-negative hand sanitizer.

In the Seychelles, blue bonds turn national debt into marine protection

26 Mar 2020

The island nation has just used blue bonds to turn 30 percent of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) into marine protected areas.

Monsoon forests: the tropics’ little-known lands of extremes

23 Mar 2020

The dwelling grounds of jade, amber, elephants and teak, monsoon forests are the world's most threatened major forest type.

Waste not: New UN-Water report examines the potential of wastewater

22 Mar 2020

New report from the United Nations focuses on rethinking management of wastewater to help mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Forgotten Forests

19 Mar 2020

Landscape News' Forgotten Forests series explores the planet’s most precious – yet neglected – tropical forests, and why they must be remembered.

How can biodiversity loss lead to global pandemics?

18 Mar 2020

On World Health Day 2020, a conversation between two zoology experts on the emergence and spread of disease among wildlife in relation to COVID-19.

Points taken: New Ark2030 app mitigates climate change through rewards programs

11 Mar 2020

Smartphone app Ark2030 converts loyalty points from top global brands into dollars for landscape restoration.

Help shape the strategy for the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

27 Feb 2020

A short digest of the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration's blueprint, and how to provide your feedback on the strategy in place.

“Eco-pesantren” movement takes Islamic perspective on nature conservation

25 Feb 2020

Indonesian conservationist Fachruddin Mangunjaya's fusion of faith, education and nature conservation is changing Southeast Asian landscapes.

An awakening for the world’s rangelands

18 Feb 2020

Pastoralists and their ancestral lands are showing their environmental, cultural and economic value for the global future.

What ancient teeth can reveal about the past lives of forests

17 Feb 2020

Archaeological findings on prehistoric human teeth, and the phytoliths therein, prove under-examined lens into prehistoric land use.

The carbon sequestration powers of the near-extinct forest elephant

03 Feb 2020

The extinction of the forest elephant in Central Africa would prevent 3 billion tons of carbon from being stored in forests.

Ridhima Pandey on the price of unchecked development

29 Jan 2020

Meet 12-year-old Ridhima Pandey, the face of India’s youth movement for climate change.

Best of Landscape News 2019: Finance

27 Jan 2020

2019's top Landscape News stories on sustainable finance, from explainers and glossaries to conversations with some of the world’s largest fund managers.

Best of Landscape News 2019: Biodiversity

20 Jan 2020

From a new BBC series to a black-and-white photo esssay of African lions, here are the top 10 Landscape News stories on biodiversity from 2019.

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