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.
Evidence-Based Forest News
Stewart Mior
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.
From Amazon Credits to African Finance: This Week in Climate
Global climate updates: carbon deals, African finance gaps, youth restoration, and the fight to keep forests—and funding—alive.
Tree Tsunamis, AI Maps, and Carbon Games
From AI satellites to Senegal’s sprint and China’s pollen backlash—where global reforestation meets data, drama, and climate ambition.
Canopies & Capital: Pakistan’s Tsunami, Oregon’s Bill & NJ's Grants
From Oregon’s forest math to Pakistan’s tree blitz, nations weigh budgets, carbon credits, and ambition in the global reforestation race.
Idaho Reforestation, Balearic Woodland Gains & AI Tree Data
Idaho’s Wapiti Fire recovery, Balearic Islands’ farmland-to-forest shift, and new AI tools tracking biodiversity in carbon credit projects.