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Restoring the world’s ecosystems is more than planting trees, says GLF...
Originally published at IUCN Ancient savanna of Gabon’s Bateke Plateaux. Photo:Gretchen Walters/IUCN Getting answers to the right questions before any restoration intervention helps ensure effective...
View ArticleGlobal Landscapes Forum speakers are blogging on Huffington Post and Devex
On the eve of the Global Landscapes Forum, kicking off on Saturday in Paris, our speakers are active in the blogosphere, promoting key topics to a wider audience. In the Huffington Post, Johan...
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Update on Initiative 20×20: Latin American nations increase their land...
Originally published at World Resources Institute At the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum, countries, states, and financial and civil society institutions have announced new restoration pledges for Latin...
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African land restoration and Global Landscapes Forum featured in New York...
Photo: World Bank The launch of the African land restoration initiative AFR100 during the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum has been covered by international media such as the New York Times and The...
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Landscape restoration, a bankable promise?
As purpose driven companies continue to gain a strong footing in the global business environment, the demand for effective and profitable sustainability solutions is on the rise. Landscape restoration...
View ArticleLandscape restoration could be a cash cow for finance
Each year, services provided by nature accumulate value in the trillions of dollars. Yet, many investors still tend to focus on unsustainable, short-term goals and strategies which exploits natural...
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Fellowships available for course on natural resources at the landscape level
Wageningen University – Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) offers a short course (27 February – 10 March 2017) to better understand and manage “Competing claims on natural resources – reconciling...
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Wicked trade-offs between environmental SDGs and food security
Originally published by IIASA A new analysis examines the interconnections between the Sustainable Development Goals, identifying policy pathways that lead to trade-offs, and others that could bring...
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Leaders look to the future of restoration and the Bonn Challenge at IUCN...
Originally published by IUCN Forest landscape restoration took the spotlight at a two-part high-level workshop at IUCN Congress in Hawai‘i, showcasing the experiences and commitment of Bonn Challenge...
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From Marrakesh to Bali: What does the landscape approach look like in practice?
By Terry Sunderland and James Reed, originally published on Forests News With landscapes integral to achieving global climate and development goals, action points to operationalize the landscape...
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From commitment to action: Establishing action points toward operationalizing...
Highlights There is congruence between the action points for establishing landscape approaches identified from both the theory literature and case studies Coordinated policies that utilize landscape...
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Cool insights for a hot world: Trees and forests recycle water and modify...
A virtual Symposium 21-22 March 2017 Rainforest landscape in Uganda. Photo by Douglas Sheil for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Planting trees seems like sensible choice when it...
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Improving sustainable cattle production in the Brazilian Amazon
By Pablo Pacheco, originally posted on Forests News Brazil – The successful Brazilian experience in slowing down deforestation in the Amazon has captured a lot of attention in the global arena, but...
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Tenure and trade: How to make a living from the forests of Nepal
By Kate Evans, originally posted on Forests News Nepal – Nepal is a world leader in returning forest tenure rights to local people. But restrictive regulations continue to undermine communities’...
View Article6 Takeaways from our World Wildlife Day Twitter Q&A
#ListenToTheYoungVoices was the theme of the day, going into the UN 2017 World Wildlife Day. We held a rousing Q&A session on twitter and learned from our social media community about the...
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Peatlands: A Global Warming Game-Changer
Photo by Kadir van Lohuizen for UN-REDD Originally posted at the UN-REDD Programme Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo announced the other week a landmark moratorium banning all peat-damaging activities....
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A twentieth century landscape: the fallout ghost-scape
Photo by Fi Dot on Flikr By Fred Pearce, Originally posted on the CGIAR’s Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems’ Thrive blog What do you do with a radioactive landscape? Leaving aside the devastation...
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Global warming stoked by peatland fires
Photo by Aulia Erlangga / CIFOR on Flikr By Tim Christophersen, originally posted at the UN-REDD Programme The lack of knowledge on peatlands must be addressed urgently. An often neglected ecosystem,...
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Promoting the Role of Natural Regeneration in Large-scale Forest and...
Challenges and Opportunities & Consultation to operationalize Regional Strategy and Action Plan for Forest and Landscape Restoration in Asia-Pacific Peatland forest in Central Kalimantan,...
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