Donate now

Soil

A man holds a rattan rope while preparing to collect resin from a damar tree in Indonesia. Ulet Ifansasti, CIFOR

Leaders gather to discuss how a circular bioeconomy can succeed

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

 
Training on tree inventory in Tanzania. Benjamin Caldwell, FAO

Charting a “path to recovery and wellbeing” on 2021’s International Day of Forests

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

 
Photo courtesy of UN Environment

Kenya’s wetlands: a financing challenge

Find out how finance can help save the wetlands of Lake Naivasha in Kenya, which provide habitat for wildlife and clean the lake's water.

 

How Mexico City is embracing biodiversity

Mexico City is not well known for its wildlife – but a new biodiversity finance plan is helping it preserve its remaining natural landscapes

 
A visitor's silhouette in front of artist Olafur Eliasson's work "The Weather Project," an art installation that warns of the effects of global warming. Rory Hyde, Flickr

2020 and 2016 in hot competition! Plus: Veganuary, and the costliest climate disasters ever

In this news roundup: 500,000 go vegan for January, microplastics found in unborn babies, and why organic meat won’t solve the climate crisis

 
A worker shells Brazil nuts in Peru. Marco Simola, CIFOR

Food for thought: how tropical tree foods can nurture both health and restoration

A new study highlights the wide-ranging benefits of sustainably sourced tropical tree foods for your health, the planet and food producers

 

Best of Landscape News 2020: Food and Livelihoods

Our pick of this year’s top stories

 
Ectomycorrhizal mycelium associated to Picea glauca roots. This fungus helps move nutrients between hosts and is an important food source for invertebrates. André-Ph. D. Picard, Wikimedia Commons

Into the invisible, indispensable world of microbial biodiversity

Zooming in on the microbial biodiversity that populates our internal and external ecosystems, impacting all aspects of our lives

 
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.

 
A smallholder's garden soil in Burkina Faso. Ollivier Girard, CIFOR

A library for understanding the soils of the world

New soil 'library' uses spectroscopy technology to address the global food supply through advanced soil analysis.

 
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.

 
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.

 

Sadhguru at Global Landscapes Forum: Millions who Rally for Rivers favor reforestation

This generation has taken the largest bite off this planet in the history of humanity

 

ICRAF presents the role of evidence and improved soil management for land restoration in sub-Saharan Africa at the European Development Days

Approximately 70% of Africa’s population depends on its agriculture-based economy for their livelihoods, underscoring the importance of soil to the sector.

 

ThinkLandscape is a multimedia platform bringing you original, knowledge-backed news and feature stories about climate and landscape solutions from around the world.

Be part of the change. 

Connect with us.

Instagram Facebook Youtube Tiktok Linkedin Whatsapp
Donate now