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The uniquely cavernous and forested landscape of southern Java, Indonesia. Faizal Abdul Aziz, CIFOR

The future beyond COVID-19 requires rebuilding planetary health

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.

 
An offshore wind farm in North Wales. Doug Scobie, Flickr

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

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

 
The humid peaks of South China Karst region, one of the largest landscapes of its kind. Rod Waddington, Flickr

Karst forests: the labyrinthian wildlands of green and bedrock

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

 
Facemasks to protect from Coronavirus. Prachatai, Flickr

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

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 2018, the Seychelles launched the world's first sovereign blue bond. Federico Lorenzini, Flickr

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

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

 
The monsoon forests of the Western Ghats in India. Navaneeth Kishor, Flickr

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

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

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

 

Forgotten Forests

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?

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.

 
By restructuring loyalty programs, Ark2030 converts idle points into funds for large-scale landscape restoration. Harry McGregor, Flickr

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

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

 
The strategy for the upcoming U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration defines ecosystem restoration as "a wide continuum of practices and targeted

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

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

 
Environmentalist, educator and environmental activist Fachruddin Mangunjaya in his office in Jakarta. Courtesy of Fachruddin Mangunjaya

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

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

 
A Fulani boy in Niger herds his family's animals. Stevie Mann, ILRI

An awakening for the world’s rangelands

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

 
New insights on the tropical rainforests of Vanuatu are being made by scientists combining archaeological research methods, such as examining phytoliths, with modern forestry. Claire Cousergue, Flickr

What ancient teeth can reveal about the past lives of forests

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

 
Forest elephants in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Prashanth Raghavan, Flickr

The carbon sequestration powers of the near-extinct forest elephant

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

 

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