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A peatland habitat for wild elephants in Sumatra, Indonesia. Faizal Abdul Aziz, CIFOR

Peatland forests: the swamps and bogs where tree-planting isn’t clear-cut

Peatland swamp forests are delicate ecosystems that can mass-store carbon – but only if planted with the right tree species.

 
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.

 
Balanites aegyptiaca has been used to treat arrow poisoning.

Food of the Forest: the little-known uses of wild plants

Illustrated sereies shows how trees and wild plants can provide for everything, from creating tattoos to treating epilepsy.

 
Con el 5 % de toda la biodiversidad de la Tierra, el Cerrado es uno de los ecosistemas tropicales más ricos y cubre el 21 % del Brasil. Carlos Ebert, Flickr

The Brazilian Cerrado: the upside-down forest on the frontlines of agriculture

Welcome to the Brazilian Cerrado, the wettest savanna on Earth that holds around 5% of the world's biodiversity.

 
Increased water temperatures, changes to sea ice and ocean acidification are affecting species in the Southern Ocean. Tak, Flickr

How is climate change affecting biodiversity at the poles?

Monica Evans looks at the states of biodiversity in Artic and Antarctic ecosystems and how climate change may affect them

 
Lavender fields in France, one of the members states of the E.U., which collectively pledged to spend EUR 20 billion annually on biodiversity conservation. stezz, Flickr

Plant-based beer bottles, lifesaving llamas and billion$ for biodiversity

In this news roundup: global carbon emissions down 17%, virtual conferences go mainstream, and locusts wreak havoc in India

 

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 […]

 

Q+A: The year deforestation was supposed to be chopped in half

Small steps forward, but much left to do for forests under threat, says Robert Nasi

 
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.

 
A village among mangrove forests in West Papua. Mokhamad Edliadi, GLF

Best of Landscape News 2019: Livelihoods

Top 10 stories on initiatives working behind the scenes to build and sustain livelihoods in harmony with nature.

 

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.

 
Brands like Adidas are in the process making their supply change circular and sustainable. Evelynn LA GEN2 Receival, Adidas

Best of Landscape News 2019: Lifestyle

From sustainable sneakers to street artists in New York City, here's our pick of this year’s top stories on sustainable lifestyle.

 
West Kalimantan tropical forest

What to think of California’s new Tropical Forest Standard

Tropical forests are vital to limiting global warming – and California's controversial Tropical Forest Standard aims at keeping them in place.

 
Women holding tree saplings to be planted near the Daka River in Ghana. Courtesy of Tree Aid Ghana

The trees that help the Daka River flow

In northern Ghana, riverine tree-planting along the vulnerable Daka River proves how trees can nourish water-based ecosystems – and pocketbooks.

 
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