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.
News
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”
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.”
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
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.
Planting Forests to Fight Droughts & Floods in Brazil 🇧🇷
Borges and Curcio say Brazil lacks the federal political will to take the country’s numerous restoration projects from a fragmented, small-scale approach to broad public policy that could be applied and enforced countrywide.
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.
COP29 Drills Down Forest Carbon Rules... in Theory 🌍💸
“This is not abstract bureaucracy,” he insisted. “These markets can drive real emissions reductions.”
Venezuelan Forest Research Faces Crisis Amid Collapse 🌳
The fragmentation of political control is also taking a toll on Amazonian research in Venezuela.
Northwest Forest Plan Embraces Community Engagement 🌲
Don’t just scroll—save the owls and the trees.