Forests

A nature- and people-powered circular bioeconomy could create USD 3.5 trillion in business opportunities and 87 million jobs by 2030

David Kaimowitz explains why restoring the world’s forests will only be achieved by realising the potential of forest and farm producers.

China sets new climate targets, wildfire smoke is far deadlier than car exhaust and why the Amazon is now warming the planet

For International Day of Forests 2021, Wanjira Mathai, Robert Nasi and Mette Wilkie discuss the state of the world's forests.

Q&A with European Forest Institute director Marc Palahí on the bioeconomy movement, sustainability and how forests can help achieve this

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To celebrate World Wildlife Day, find out how FAO seeks to manage human-wildlife conflict, for the safety of both communities and ecosystems.

Scientists have created a global series of forest carbon flux maps, which can allow policymakers to better select forests for protection.

CIFOR Director-General Robert Nasi answered the questions of restoration-minded Twitter users ranging across gender, biodiversity and finance

Sustainable products, such as shea butter, offer women a promising income and a viable alternative to felling trees for their livelihoods

The Amazon is turning into a carbon source, US suspends oil and gas leasing, and why an Arctic town is bidding for the 2032 Summer Olympics

Under the dual crises of COVID-19 and record deforestation, some in Brazil are planting trees in the memory of loved ones they have lost

Peruvian peatlands, the world’s fourth-largest swath of tropical peatlands, are the subject of a new national framework for conservation.

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