The Battle for Scotland's Forests 🏴🌲
Scotland leads UK reforestation with 15,040ha of woodlands planted, but Gougeon highlights funding cuts impacting climate goals.
Citizen Scientists Aiding Species Conservation Efforts 🧪
“The real challenge isn’t gathering the data—it’s how we use it to inform extinction risk assessments”
New Open-Source Global Planted Forest Dataset🌲📊
The new Global Planted Forest Dataset maps 447 tree species in 91 countries. Key for Lacey Act, illegal logging, and forest nerds everywhere!
UNEP State of Finance for Nature 2023 🇺🇳
The UNEP's 2023 report urges tripling funding for nature-based solutions to meet sustainable finance targets under the Rio Conventions.
Data Shows Indonesian Social Forestry Excludes Women 📊🌳
Indonesia's social forestry policies aim for inclusivity, yet women remain underrepresented in management, deepening inequalities.
Data Looks at ESG Goals for Companies 0️⃣
Analysis of SBTi’s progress data, which includes all companies that had set a target by 2022 for which SBTi has emissions data, reveals that companies are cutting their emissions by a median annual rate of 5.4%.
Ground Truth Weekly Forest News November 22 📰
Jackson Wijaya's inheritance, Oregon's forests, Denmark's one billion tree bet, PRT's take on planting two billion trees and much more.
Oregon’s Reforestation Wins—Big Efforts, Small Acts 🌲✨
In the aftermath of the devastating Oregon wildfire season in 2020, reforestation efforts are underway. #HabitatRestoration #TreeMappingSoftware
Interview: Alexander Watson of OpenForests' explorer.land 🛰️
Alexander Watson of explorer.land shares his thoughts on tree mapping software and digital storytelling for nature-based solutions.
Plantation Crops in Kerala: Cash, and Controversy 🌴💸
Can Kerala juggle being the go-to for eco-tourists and investors chasing that plantation gold rush?
Denmark’s Billion-Tree Bet 🌳
Denmark plans a billion-tree project over two decades, reshaping 10% of its farmland into forests to combat climate change.
G20: Minister Highlights the Role of Agroecology 🌾
The minister reinforced that the agroforestry program gives priority to the recovery of the vegetation of the settlements created in the Amazon during the military dictatorship.