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The UNFCCC Climate Change conference, known as COP 25, will be held in Madrid. Michael Hirst, Flickr

Meatless meat, the next oil glut and a big win for Extinction Rebellion

In this bi-weekly digest: COP 25 moves to Madrid, Italy teaches climate change to kids, and why the Paris agreement pledges aren’t enough.

 
Women holding tree saplings to be planted near the Daka River in Ghana. Courtesy of Tree Aid Ghana

The trees that help the Daka River flow

In northern Ghana, riverine tree-planting along the vulnerable Daka River proves how trees can nourish water-based ecosystems – and pocketbooks.

 
A lone tree stands in the Sahara, whose encroachment on the Sahel has led to the desertification of lands and inspired the Great Green Wall. orientalizing, Flickr

Here stands the Great Green Wall

An in-depth look at the progress and holdbacks of Africa's Great Green Wall, one of history's most ambitious restoration efforts.

 
New methods for using fire to clear land in Ghana are explained. Melle Meivogei, Form Ghana

In Ghana, reasons for updating – not outlawing – controlled burning

Responsible use of fire to clear land, known as controlled burning, incentivizes farmers keep forests in-tact while profiting from their lands.

 
The community of Litoy in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ahtziri Gonzalez, CIFOR

It takes a village to restore Africa’s degraded land

In the fallout of unsustainable logging in the DRC, locals begin replanting

 

A visual journey across African landscapes

From the Sahel to the Sahara and from ancient cities to gleaming beaches, here's a photo journey across African landscapes and their eight distinct regions.

 
Christiane Paulus, Germany's director general for for nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, at the Global Landscapes Forum New York, 28 September 2019. Justin K. Davey, GLF

Q&A with Christiane Paulus from the German Ministry for Environment

The director general on the youth movement and Germany's "duty" to conserve global biodiversity

 
A leader of West Africa, the low-lying country of Ghana is rich with natural resources that feed into a growing market-based economy. crosby_cj, Flickr

Getting to know the landscape of Ghana

10 fast facts on the sub-Saharan African country

 
Delegates at the Global Landscapes Forum New York 2019 at the U.N. headquarters. Justin K. Davey, GLF

To combat climate change this decade, restore the Earth

Efforts to restore the Earth's degraded ecosystems, from forests to oceans, rises as a solution to climate change at the Global Landscapes Forum NYC 2019.

 
Patagonia, Chile

Landscapes 101: Get briefed on our planet’s ecosystems

What exactly are peatlands and rangelands? Here’s all you need to know about the planet’s major ecosystems, the challenges they face, and why they matter.

 
Old trees, such as this Ethiopian juniper dates back at least 200 years, are among the most vital for absorbing carbon dioxide. Natasha Elkington, CIFOR

U.K.-sized area of trees lost annually since landmark deforestation agreement

A five-year stocktake of the landmark New York Declaration on Forests says deforestation is still rising – but not everywhere.

 
Forest in Hà Giang, Vietnam

Fast facts: Forests

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

 
Harvesting lemongrass

Why land tenure must be at the center of climate talks

Forest and land tenure rights are vital tools against land grabbing – but many Indigenous peoples and local communities still lack them.

 
"Beauty" by Olafur Eliasson

Europe swelters, Pacific Islands refuse to die, and climate is a muse

In this news roundup: Cambodia says no to U.S. trash, Greta Thunberg's new pop-rock hit, and how Pacific islands could morph to survive climate change

 
Forests around Belayan river, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Two roads diverged in Southeast Asia’s forests

The region’s countries could gain 19 million hectares of forests by 2050 if all goes well – or they could end up losing 5 million hectares.

 

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