Restoring Ecosystems: Satellite & Laser Imaging for Monitoring 🛰️
This combined approach led to impressive results in the study, with a 7,509 km² increase in restored vegetation and over 90% accuracy in health assessments.
Agroecology Map: Building a Collaborative Future for Farming 🌱
Get your hands dirty with the code and join the Agroecology Map movement on GitHub.
Despite Biden's Promise to Protect Old Forests, His Administration Keeps Approving Plans to Cut Them Down
Less than 10% of forests in the lower 48 states remain unlogged or undisturbed by development.
Companies are Buying Up Cheap Carbon Offsets − Data Suggest it May be More About Greenwashing than Helping the Climate
Industries with relatively low emissions, such as services and financial industries, are much more intensive in their use of offsets.
New England’s Forests Are Getting a Climate-Resilient Makeover 🌲
It’s a bold move to keep New England’s beloved woodlands thriving in the face of an unpredictable climate future.
Women Are Central to Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia’s agricultural economy heavily relies on women to work outdoors. In some countries, up to 64 percent of this workforce is female.
Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Drops to 9-Year Low 🇧🇷
However, fire-induced damage isn’t always reflected in deforestation data. Like many countries, Brazil does not classify areas lost to wildfires as deforestation.
Brazil’s $9 Billion Reforestation Plan🌱💸
If managed well, Brazil’s ambitious plan could become a powerful model of how reforestation can drive economic development.
Social Forestry in Indonesia: When Conservation Meets Community Power 🌍🌱
For social forestry to be successful, transparency is critical, especially about environmental trade-offs.
The 5 States Where Environmental Ballot Initiatives Triumphed
Across the country, voters approved spending billions of dollars on climate resilience and conservation.
How Plantation Forests Are Changing Ethiopia’s Highlands🇪🇹
With smarter data, Ethiopia could cultivate not just forests, but a thriving, resilient landscape.
Verra Extends Deadline for Tree-Planting Projects 🌳⏳
This extra time lets projects adapt to Verra’s more rigorous, science-based approach.