Sustainability

By Ilse Hennemann, Wageningen Are you engaged in the management of natural  resources for (agricultural) production purposes, or for conservation? Then you have most likely noticed that competition within the landscape over natural resources such as water, land, resources and even clean air has drastically increased. Stakeholder groups each depend on these natural resources in […]

What if you inherited a piece of Central American forest from your elders and were faced with a choice of farming it or leaving the trees standing to store carbon and combat climate change? What if you didn’t have to choose between these options but could choose both at the same time? Luis García Barrios, […]

Since the late morning of Saturday 19th of July there is no doubt that forests are an integral part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals designed by the United Nations Open Working Group. An innovative game now provides a platform to discuss how exactly forests can contribute to sustainable development – and what it is […]

This blog was originally posted on the blog of Felix Dodds, a fellow at the Global Research Institute at University of North Carolina and an associate fellow at the Tellus Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. The opinions expressed are his own. There is, I think, complete consensus among governments and stakeholders that the two co-chairs of the Open […]

By Julie Mollins For forest scientist Gabriel Hemery the term “silvology” plugs what was once a gaping hole in the English language, offering a succinct way to describe the study of forests and woods. “No other term in the English language describes adequately this area of science,” he says. “For example, the word “dendrology” refers to the […]

This year’s Forum explores the role of landscapes in the future climate and development agenda. In this short video, Forum hosts Peter Holmgren of CIFOR, Achim Steiner of UNEP, and Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal invite organizations and individuals to be part of this event. Learn more about the Forum and how to get involved […]