Reforesting the Amazon: America's DFC Steps In
DFC to invest in Mombak's Amazon reforestation, planting trees, restoring ecosystems, and leveraging carbon credits for climate action.
Can China’s ‘Ecological Redlines’ Help Other Countries?
China’s experience of drawing up protected areas and satellite cooperation with Brazil can boost progress towards 2030 targets, scientist Gao Jixi tells Dialogue Earth
Nature-Based Solutions: Affordable and Effective 🌱
At COP29, nature-based solutions take center stage. Affordable, effective, and key to climate action, they demand global attention now.
Ground Truth Weekly Forest News November 28 📰
New updates: Kenyan agroforestry, open source forest data advances sustainability and compliance, Scotland leads UK reforestation. And more!
Restoring Guinea-Bissau's Mangroves: A Holistic Approach 🌿
He says that many conventional restoration projects fail because they are driven by incentive-based targets, planting a certain amount of land or number of seedlings.
Kenya Agroforestry Project Promises Transparency 🇰🇪
Kenya's GFCCA drives regenerative agriculture near Lake Victoria, empowering farmers with agroforestry and carbon credits for climate resilience.
Empowering Women to Restore Africa’s Degraded Lands 🌍♀️
“I also look forward to engaging and learning from other Indigenous women globally on their restoration approaches and solutions to shared challenges.”
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.