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“This is not a closing ceremony, but an opening ceremony of new GLF movement,” said Robert Nasi, Director General of the Center for the International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the close of the Global Landscapes Forum. Held in Bonn, Germany, the two-day forum marked the seventh installation of the world’s largest science-led platform on sustainable […]

Forested peatlands subject of renewed environmental concern

CIFOR’s incoming Director General lays out plans for the future

Afforestation efforts enhance economy and ecology, but court controversy

Peatlands are areas of carbon-rich histosol which have become a hot-button issue on a warming planet.

Peatlands in the spotlight at the IUFRO Congress in Germany By Suzanna Dayne, originally published on Forests News This week the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, IUFRO, is holding its 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany. IUFRO is a global network that promotes international cooperation among more than 15,000 scientists from more than 110 countries. During […]

Review of almost 17,000 documents finds holes in the literature on both successes and failures.

The GLF team caught up with a multi-stakeholder initiative during a week of intensive co-design workshops after the GLF: Peatlands Matter.

The Marketplace directly supports innovations from across Europe that have been previously funded by the EU, but still need to achieve market adoption.

Energy sprawl could result in impacts to 20% of the remaining natural lands in the world, posing a major threat to global biodiversity.

Solution Search, a global contest designed to identify, reward and spotlight innovative approaches to conservation.

Improved cocoa farming methods can boost yields and reduce negative effects on the environment.

Dense, damp and often remote, tropical peatlands are notoriously difficult to map and monitor on the ground. So how about from space?

If current farming patterns continue, the future looks increasingly bleak for tropical forests.