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  • Forests versus hurricanes

    Monday September 18th, 2017 Leave a comment
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    How trees may be a first defense in the battle against disaster By Douglas Sheil, originally posted on Forests News The 12-year absence of major hurricane landfalls in the continental USA ended earlier this year: Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma… perhaps the list and the destruction will continue. But what does this have to do with forests? As […]

  • Planning for a sustainable energy future: energy sprawl solutions

    Friday June 30th, 2017 Leave a comment
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    By Joe Kiesecker, lead scientist for land conservation, The Nature Conservancy Following the Paris Agreement, 140 nations have volunteered plans to reduce their carbon emissions—most of which include a greater reliance on renewable energy sources. Subsequently, global investment in and power generation from renewables set new records in 2016 while the cost of generation from […]

  • ‘Farming for Biodiversity’ Solution Search finalists announced

    Thursday June 29th, 2017 Leave a comment
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    Solution Search, a global contest designed to identify, reward and spotlight innovative approaches to conservation, has released the list of its 10 finalists for the 2017 “Farming for Biodiversity” contest. This year’s theme showcases innovative ideas that make farming more sustainable and promote behaviors that increase biodiversity across the agricultural sector. A panel of experts […]

  • Sustainable farming in the ‘Valley of Death’

    Sunday June 25th, 2017 Leave a comment
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    For cocoa farmers in the forested region of San Martin, Peru, adapting to new, sustainable farming methods may mean passing through the financial ‘Valley of Death.’ Improved cocoa farming methods can boost yields and reduce negative effects on the environment. For example, by planting the cocoa trees between other native tree species, farmers can improve […]

  • Can finance save the forest?

    Monday June 12th, 2017 Leave a comment
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    Agriculture is currently the main driver of forest loss in the tropics. If current farming patterns continue, the future looks increasingly bleak for tropical forests. Food production will need to increase by approximately 70% between 2005 and 2050, according to the FAO. Assuming current patterns of land use and productivity continue, logic dictates that farming […]

  • Everyone’s a winner: the smart way of doing business

    Friday June 09th, 2017 Leave a comment
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    By Douglas McGuire, Coordinator of the Forest and Landscapes Restoration Mechanism, FAO Ravaged landscapes, parched riverbeds and destitute communities. These are maybe not the first images that come to mind when you think about forests. But every year forests are being degraded and lost by an area about the size of Belgium. In fact, the […]

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Building on the success of the Forest Days and Agricultural and Rural Development Days, the inaugural Global Landscapes Forum took place on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw. In 2014, the second Global Landscapes Forum brought together 1,700 stakeholders in Lima, alongside UNFCCC COP20. The third Global Landscapes Forum in Paris during UNFCCC COP21 was attended by more than 3,000 participants.

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