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The wings of the morhpo butterfly act like prisms, creating their stunning colors. Scientists are trying to mimic the structures to create safe colorants for paints and cosmetics. Rennett Stowe, Flickr

Recycled cars, the butterfly effect and a Biden boost for biodiversity

In this news roundup: Banks harming biodiversity, farms fueling COVID mutations, and why the Pfizer vaccine means little to the Global South

 
A mangrove sapling in Doha, Qatar. Neil Palmer, CIAT

To plant or not to plant: weighing methods of forest regeneration

When should tree planting or the natural regeneration of forest be used to enjoy economic, climate and ecosystem benefits from reforestation?

 
Cloud forest containing unique flora in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Vyacheslav Argenberg, http://www.vascoplanet.com/

Cloud forests: narrow bands of biodiversity filled with mist, fog and mystery

Particular altitudinal conditions of some mountains can result in cloud forests, unique "elvin woodlands" that contain special ecosystems

 
Smoke from the fire on Chehalem Mountain, Oregon clouds the sky. Sheila Sund, Flickr

World on fire 2020: Experts explain the global wildfire crisis

From the Amazon to Siberia, experts discuss the world’s 2020 fires, spanning climate change, deforestation and fire management

 
Understand the landscape, make tough choices, track progress: how to restore land. Photo: Ministry of Environment of Panama/Initiative 20x20

The Road to Restoration: 3 Steps For Transforming Landscapes

These steps for landscape restoration can provide new opportunities for local communities while protecting the environment.

 

How Chernobyl has become an unexpected haven for wildlife

Many think of Chernobyl as a place of desolation, but the surroundings of the nuclear plant have become a haven of biodiversity.

 
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.

 
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

 

Waste not: New UN-Water report examines the potential of wastewater

New report from the United Nations focuses on rethinking management of wastewater to help mitigate and adapt to climate change.

 

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.

 
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.

 

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