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Women carrying acacia seedlings to be planted. Fiston Wasanga, CIFOR

Drones, dogs, ‘cocoons’ – it’s a new age for tree planting

How to plant trees using methods other than your hands? From drones to dogs to ‘cocoons,’ there are many ways to get seeds into the ground.

 
Acacia tree being planted in Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR

Dispelling the top seven tree planting misconceptions

Scientists will speak at a forum on the right and wrong ways to implement tree planting to benefit communities and the environment.

 
The Great Green Wall aims to restore 100 million hectares of Sahelian landscapes. Courtesy of Makewaves

Africa’s Great Green Wall is officially 4% – and unofficially 18% – complete

New report says more funding is needed to complete the African initiative to restore 100 million hectares of degraded landscapes.

 
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting farmers and consumers alike, but restoration entrepreneurs are stepping up to meet demand and prevent food waste. Photo by Anaya Katlego/Unsplash

Africa’s Restoration Entrepreneurs Aid in COVID-19 Response

By Amanda Gant, Will Anderson and Meseret Shiferaw This article was originally published on WRI.org. David Foli Ayivor, an entrepreneur from Ghana, has seen the devastating impact of the COVID-19 crisis on farmers and people in cities. As the pandemic shuts down supply chains, unharvested or unsold produce is rotting at farms while people in villages face food […]

 

Harnessing tech to employ last-mile tree planters in a COVID-19 world

The year 2020 started with such optimism and hope for nature-based solutions and environmental sustainability. Environmental, Social and Governance investments were high on the agenda at Davos; the World Economic Forum launched the 1 Trillion Trees campaign, backed by Salesforce; BlackRock’s CEO sent an open letter to industry leaders about the future of the planet and the […]

 
Kenya mountains

Kenya’s mountain treasures

A growing number of people are turning to Kirinyaga’s precolonial past to save the mountain’s vital forests from an uncertain future.

 
By restructuring loyalty programs, Ark2030 converts idle points into funds for large-scale landscape restoration. Harry McGregor, Flickr

Points taken: New Ark2030 app mitigates climate change through rewards programs

Smartphone app Ark2030 converts loyalty points from top global brands into dollars for landscape restoration.

 
The strategy for the upcoming U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration defines ecosystem restoration as "a wide continuum of practices and targeted

Help shape the strategy for the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

A short digest of the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration's blueprint, and how to provide your feedback on the strategy in place.

 
A taco of plant-based meat. Courtesy of Impossible Foods

Best of Landscape News 2019: Food

From developments in plant-based meat technology to Indigenous recipes, here's our 10-item menu of the best stories on sustainable food.

 

Best of Landscape News 2019: Restoration

From the adoption of a new U.N. Decade to efforts happening in local communities around the globe, here's our pick of 2019's top stories on restoration.

 
Mid-way through COP 25, Musonda Mumba of the U.N. Environment Programme reflects on global ecosystems. Melissa Kaye Angel, GLF

In the midst of the climate negotiations, a moment for ecosystem restoration with Musonda Mumba

Musonda Mumba, chief of the Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit of the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) on restoration entering its heyday.

 
Acacia trees are readied to be planted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Axel Fassio, CIFOR

Food, water, economic security improved through blueprint for ecological restoration standards

Scientists create the second edition of restoration standards to help guide a U.N.-led decade focused on restoring degraded ecosystems.

 

Ecosystems restoration is a grassroots response to global challenges

Interview with Musonda Mumba, UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) incoming chair of the Global Partnership on Forests and Landscape Restoration.

 
A REDD+ safeguards and benefit sharing project site in Jambi, Indonesia. Icaro Cooke Vieira, CIFOR

Carbon markets, corporate mitigation strategies and forest-based offsets

Empowering forest restoration with financial mechanisms such as offsets and low-carbon business models can help achieve climate goals.

 
Diolo Celine plants Gnetum (okok) in a village in Cameroon. The GLF Accra focused on the importance of integrating agriculture and restoration. Ollivier Girard, CIFOR

Integrating the many meanings of restoration, big and small

Linking local and global restoration efforts at day two of the Global Landscapes Forum Accra

 

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