Forest loss is a significant global problem. Forest certification schemes and protected areas are two key approaches for improving forest conservation and management outcomes, but their effectiveness ...
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More than half the world’s forests fragmented in 20 years — but protection works: Study
“If you can imagine walking into a huge, 1,000-kilometer square [386-square-mile] tropical forest … it’s moist and damp [with] rich soil and an overstory. You imagine walking into a 10-meter [33-foot] ...
Rapid deforestation and accelerating human pressures throughout the twentieth century reshaped forest landscapes worldwide, raising urgent questions about the role of heritage relics in ecological ...
A major analysis led by the University of Cambridge has found that many REDD+ projects achieved meaningful reductions in forest loss—offering real environmental benefits. This is despite the study ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study has mapped lowland heath forests (kerangas) in Indonesian Borneo, revealing major changes in their extent and limited formal protection ...
Working with colleagues from Togo, we sought to evaluate local perspectives on the current and future role of the sacred forest, identify resident views on policy and management strategies for the ...
Mangrove recovery is accelerating worldwide, with gains exceeding losses for 16 years, according to a new study.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sept. 18, 2025 — As New York works to meet its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Climate & Applied Forest Research Institute (CAFRI) at the SUNY College of ...
In general, plantation companies view local communities and smallholders as obstacles to expanding operations and to securing social licenses. In deforestation-free supply chains, smallholders are ...
In Awisa, a village in western Ghana’s cocoa belt, footpaths of red earth wind from small houses to a shallow, muddy hole in ...
Despite the challenges, carbon markets remain one of the few mechanisms to protect tropical forests - while giving organisations and individuals the chance to compensate for their emissions. A major ...
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