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The 2016 Global Landscapes Forum has just closed with an announcement that Germany will host the Forum in Bonn as of next year. Here is what our co-coordinator, Natalia Cisneros had to say in her closing plenary address (video will be available soon). “Dinesh is a young Nepali agriculturalist. He’s developed an online mentoring program […]
Peter Holmgren of CIFOR says: if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and meet our climate targets, we have to find a new way of doing things
With change in the EU-Mediterranean landscape, can the forestry and environmental sector be an opportunity and a tool of employment and knowledge?
While the importance of carbon stored by forests is widely recognized, carbon stored by trees on agricultural land has been much ignored.
Climate change negotiations and agriculture: Where are we going? In many developing countries, evidence and political will converge in agriculture sector.
Greenland acted as one of Earth’s biggest air conditioners. Since rising temperatures turned Greenland grey, dark snow attracts heat rather than repels it.
Focus and features of CLGD 2016. Climate Law and Governance Day is a related event with the Global Landscapes Forum 2016.
“Tenure-secure” indigenous lands generate billions of dollars’ worth of benefits in the form of carbon sequestration, reduced pollution, and clean water.
What do you know about landscapes? Test your knowledge of landscapes, the 'landscape approach' and the Global Landscapes Forum.
An online, interactive map, the Global Wetlands Map, was launched last month that invites researchers and other experts to help map the world’s wetlands.
In 2013, Matthew Hansen and his colleagues used satellite data to produce the first global, high-resolution maps of where trees are growing and disappearing
The Congo Basin rainforest is one of the most important forests in the world boasting some 10,000 animal species and more than 600 species of trees.
The Paris Agreement has now been ratified by the largest emitters, China and the United States, as well as one of the largest forest emitters, Brazil.
A recent study identifies sustainable consumption and production practices as key to achieving both environmental and food security targets simulataneously.
Climate Action and Sustainable Land Use in Forestry and Agriculture. Forests and agriculture play a key role for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.