Blue Carbon Tools, Brazil’s Pitch and California’s Push
From Brazil’s pasturelands to California’s wildfire plans, new funding models test how far restoration can go—and who it really serves.
Evidence-Based Forest News
Stewart Mior
Amazon Drought, Kalangala Agroforests & Carbon Confusion
From carbon delays to cultural planting models, today’s forest fixes reveal a deeper tension between what’s counted and what actually counts.
Red Sea Deals, Mast’s Burial Credits and Netflix Forest Bets
From burial credits to watershed bills, forest finance is evolving—linking land, carbon, and policy across sectors and geographies.
Apple’s Carbon Neutral Claims – What the Data Shows
Why has a German court ruled that Apple Watch can’t be considered “carbon neutral”? Here’s an overview of Apple’s Restore Fund projects.
Mayan Maps, Missing Data and the Price of Planting Trees
From Mayan jungle borders to global planting claims, new tools are exposing the cracks in reforestation data and the maps meant to guide it.
Assisted Migration, Nature Credits & Nigerian Farms
The forest finance weekly: pilots in Liberia, credits in India, new funds in Brazil, and carbon bets in Nigeria.
Is Net Zero Set to Crush Indigenous Land Rights?
A billion hectares for climate pledges by 2060. The catch? Much of that land belongs to Indigenous peoples with insecure rights.
Nurseries in Scotland Firestorms in the American West
With Scotland scaling up biosecure seedling production and US forests facing collapse without major fire reform, the planting gap grows sharper.
Rwanda’s Carbon Credits, Quebec’s Fires & USDA Grants
From maple sap to shell ginger, forests are growing futures—rooted in Indigenous knowledge, rural economies, and global reform.
Manitoba Fires, Māori Pines & the Politics of Planting
This week in forest news: pine transitions, fire debates, canopy tech, and why community control makes all the difference.
AI in Africa, Trees in Minnesota, & Finance at COP30
From Minnesota to Mozambique, the money behind reforestation is shifting—AI, credibility, and community are leading the way.
Rainforest Codes, Coastal Roads & Reforestation Loads
From Amazon eDNA to billion-seedling drives and coastal defenses, new ideas are reshaping how we restore and protect ecosystems.