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Molly Burhans

Molly Burhans on how to reduce the separation of church and Earth

Catholic cartographer Molly Burhans explains how she uses digital mapping to help the Church expand its conservation efforts.

 
Gliricidia sepium

How evergreen agriculture could feed the world

Global Evergreening Alliance CEO Christopher Armitage on how agroforestry can both feed a growing population and restore the planet’s degraded landscapes.

 
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.

 
Along New York City's Newtown Creek, a new mural depicts the endemic wildlife returning to the restored ecosystem. Gabrielle Lipton, GLF

A street art mural helps restore one of the dirtiest waterways in U.S. history

The biodiversity returning to Newtown Creek after a century of toxic waters inspires a new street art mural from a duo of Brooklyn artists.

 
Amiens, France, has been named a Ramsar Wetland Cities for its commitment to protecting the waterways that have earned it the nickname "Venice of the North." Rien Honnef, Flickr

Urban wetlands: Now coming to a city near you

From flood protection to drinking water, wetlands provide a wide variety of ecosystem services to cities around the world.

 
Cyprus trees at sunset in the Everglades. G.Gardner, NPSphoto

The Everglades, forever more

In southern Florida, the Everglades ecosystem is grounds for one of history’s most ambitious restoration projects. Here's its story.

 
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.

 
Drones are increasingly becoming an alternative to satellites for remote sensing mapping landscapes, as well as tool for monitoring and seed-planting. Courtesy of OpenForests

The take-off of the drone in conservation

Drone technology is being increasingly used to detect illegal poaching and logging, calculate carbon storage and even plant seeds from the air.

 
Barómetro

2020 is the first Bonn Challenge deadline. What does the Barometer say?

How well are countries meeting their Bonn Challenge commitments? It’s hard to tell – but a new reporting protocol aims to provide more concrete answers.

 
Brecon Beacons, Wales

Electric planes, food from thin air and suing your government

In this news roundup: journalists tackle the climate crisis, Berlin makes public transport cheaper, and why one airline wants you to fly less.

 

Restoration could be our best solution to climate change

Experts discuss how to build on momentum from climate movement

 

Landscape restoration: Is it working?

Scientists challenge the Bonn Challenge; its creator responds

 

Landscape restoration expensive, exhausting – essential

Lessons from 5 continents in GLF Kyoto Act III

 

In climate discussions, a pause to feel the change

Notes and quotes from GLF Kyoto Act I

 

The most important landscapes left are the ones ‘in between’

Opinions from Robert Nasi on ecosystems in the Anthropocene

 

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