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Fact-checking Michael Moore, green stimulus and video calls with eels

15 May 2020

In this news roundup: Norway divests from oil sands, Michael Moore documentary sparks controversy, and how solar and wind became cheaper than coal and gas.

4.06 billion remaining hectares, and other new numbers on forests… But what do they mean?

14 May 2020

Putting the U.N.'s new Global Forest Resources Asssessment 2020, which breaks down the latest data on forest area, into context.

What is the role of genebanks in times of pandemic?

13 May 2020

Q&A on COVID-19 and genebanks with ICRAF's Tony Simons and Crop Trust's Charlotte Lusty, Lava Kumar and Vania Azevedo.

Negative oil prices, a Korean Green Deal, and face masks from ocean plastic

30 Apr 2020

In this news roundup: Earth Day turns 50 online, nature takes over cities in lockdown, and why clean energy could be worth USD 100 trillion by 2050.

How did deforestation lead to the rise of COVID-19?

27 Apr 2020

In conversation with Robert Nasi of CIFOR and Annika Terrana of WWF about the connections between deforestation and COVID-19.

The future beyond COVID-19 requires rebuilding planetary health

22 Apr 2020

The directors general of two of the world's leading forestry research organizations lay our 4 steps to a more resilient Earth and achieve planetary health.

Social distancing tips from the platypus, renewable records and enzymatic scissors

17 Apr 2020

In this bi-weekly digest of climate news: long-term costs of climate change revealed, commodity prices wobble, and animals that practice social distancing.

Karst forests: the labyrinthian wildlands of green and bedrock

15 Apr 2020

Into the largely undocumented landscapes of karst forests, home to caves, dragons, edible nests and thousands of endemic species.

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.

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