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.
Prosecutors Request Halt to Amazon Carbon Projects 🛑
According to the state government, the initiatives will be executed only “if they strictly follow what is decided by the community and the parameters set out in the public notice.”
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%.
Longleaf pine forests increasing Coastal Georgia
Reforestation of the longleaf pine in Georgia protects the habitat of species such as gopher tortoises and red-cockaded woodpeckers.
Ground Truth Weekly Forest News November 22 📰
Jackson Wijaya's inheritance, Oregon's forests, Dennmark'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