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Cut emissions and poverty, not trees, by letting locals manage forests

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Giving local communities the responsibility to manage forests - which are shrinking worldwide - could help ease poverty and deforestation, scientists said on Monday in what they described as one of the largest studies of its kind.

Czech forestry in crisis

Forests in the Czech Republic are suffering. Frequent periods of prolonged draught have weakened trees, leaving them prone to harmful bark beetle infestation. Moreover, severe storms in recent months and years damaged large areas of woodland and foresters have had to cut down many more trees tha ...

Dazzling new mimic beetles found, may already be under threat

Jewel weevils are so good at deterring predators with their iridescent displays, other beetles are mimicking them, new research shows.

Dead mangrove forests in northern Australia found to emit more methane than live trees

Emissions from dead trees were eight times higher than those from the healthy trees

Decaying forest wood releases 10.9 billion tons of carbon yearly, which will increase with climate change

If you've wandered through a forest, you've probably dodged dead, rotting branches or stumps scattered on the ground. This is "deadwood," and it plays several vital roles in forest ecosystems.

Defending Forests in a Time of Climate Chaos

Twenty-five years ago, Darryl Cherney remarked that he expected tree-sitting to become a national pastime. From his high perch in a fragment of the decimated coastal forests of the California northcoast, he was exulting over how many young people from all over the country came to help.

Deforestation Is a Death Sentence for Tropical Forest Animals

The wildlife that rely on tropical rainforests may be more screwed than we thought. A new study has found that tropical forest species are six times more sensitive to forest fragmentation than species in temperate ecosystems.

Deforestation affects the forest, the rivers and “the entire biosphere”, experts warn

The deforestation of the Amazon region harms its rivers and vice versa, then goes on to affect “the entire biosphere”.

Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)’ on Indigenous and Local Communities, Baguio City, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/SG/64819 (2008-121)
To: Indigenous and Local Communities

Thanks to the generous financial support from the Packard Foundation, and in collaboration with the United Nations Traditional Knowledge Institute (UNU-TK), and Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education), an international expert meeting on Potential Imp ...

Deforestation can raise local temperatures by up to 4.5 degrees Celsius, and heat untouched areas 6 km away

Forests directly cool the planet, like natural evaporative air conditioners. So what happens when you cut them down? In tropical countries such as Indonesia, Brazil and the Congo, rapid deforestation may have accounted for up to 75% of the observed surface warming between 1950 and 2010. Our new ...

Deforestation drops in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, but risks remain: experts

Deforested areas in Brazil’s most imperiled biome, the Mata Atlântica, were reduced by 9.3 percent from October 2017 to April 2018, compared year-to-year, according to a joint report from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, an NGO.

Deforestation is stressing mammals out

Lots of us are feeling pretty anxious about the destruction of the natural world. It turns out, humans aren't the only ones stressing out—by analyzing hormones that accumulate in fur, researchers found that rodents and marsupials living in smaller patches of South America's Atlantic Forest are u ...

Deforestation linked to emergence of new diseases

The continuing deforestation in the country could put the Philippines at risk from the emergence of new infectious diseases, as it loses one of its main protective barriers from possible outbreaks.

Deforestation, climate crisis could crash Amazon tree diversity: study

New research finds that when climate change and deforestation impacts are taken together, up to 58 percent of Amazon tree species richness could be lost by 2050, of which 49 percent would have some degree of risk for extinction.

Deforestation: A Threat To The Heart Of Borneo

From the air we breathe, the wood we use, to being home to most of the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity – forests are essential to every living creature. The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) describe forests as the “lifeblood of our economies and our health.”

Deforestation: Consumption habits of person in rich country drives loss of ‘four trees each year’

Each person living in a G7 country causes nearly four trees to be lost each year through their consumption of goods such as coffee, cocoa and meat, a new study estimates.

Deforestation: Tropical tree losses persist at high levels

Around 12 million hectares of forest in the world's tropical regions were lost in 2018, equivalent to 30 football fields per minute.

Deforestation: When should I panic?

There is plenty to panic about working in sustainability, and nothing is more fear-inducing than seeing cleared land where there once were trees. We know that forest loss comes hand-in-hand with the production of consumer products. We also know consumer products bring countless benefits to socie ...

Deforested areas bleed heat to nearby forests, drive local extinctions

Areas cleared of forests bleed heat to neighboring forests, and this fuels increases in temperatures there, new research has found.

Des siècles seront nécessaires pour recréer les forêts d'Amérique du Sud

Lorsqu'un terrain proche d'une forêt tropicale redevient sauvage, il est rapidement colonisé par de nouveaux arbres. Mais la biodiversité met plusieurs siècles pour se reconstituer à l'identique.

Directed species loss greatly reduces forest productivity: study

Scientists from China, Switzerland and Germany have discovered that directed species loss can severely hamper productivity in already diverse young forests.

Discover the mangrove forests inside Chennai’s Adyar Poonga

Inside the Adyar creek and estuary, we explore mangrove islands and a world of fish, turtles, and snakes, beneath their gravity-defying roots There are three ways to watch the dense green mangrove forests that distinguish Adyar creek and estuary: up, close, and personal.

Disturb forests, trigger new pandemics — study

The emergence of COVID-19 and other diseases of animal origin such as Ebola, SARS and HIV indicates that disturbing forests can trigger pandemics, say the authors of a new study, highlighting megatrends shaping the future of forests.

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Summary Report of the Global Indigenous Peoples’ Consultation on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) (Baguio City, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008)

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COP Decision VI/22 on Forest Biological Diversity

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Greening REDD+ - Challenges and opportunities for forest biodiversity conservation

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CBD Technical Series No.33 Conservation and Use of Wildlife-Based resources: The Bushmeat Crisis

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Provisional Agenda

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Annotations to the Provisional Agenda

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Summary Report

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“Forests, Climate Change, and Human Rights: Managing Risk and Trade-offs“, CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research)

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“Local Rights and Tenure for Forests: Opportunity or Threat for Conservation?“, IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and RRI (Rights and Resources Initiative)

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UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation & Forest Degradation in Developing Countries, UN-REDD Programme Framework Document

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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD): A Guide for Indigenous Peoples, UNU-IAS (United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies).

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Applying an Ecosystem Approach for Forestry, Fisheries and Agriculture

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Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) Task Force on Streamlining Forest-related reporting website portal

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UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/9<br> Elaboration of elements for an expanded work programme on forest biological diversity-potential actors, suggested timeframes and performance measures of proposed activities

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Decision VI/22: Expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity

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Guidelines for a voluntary report on implementation of expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity

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Information for participants

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Notification providing the list of invited participants

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UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/7/6<br>Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on forest biological diversity

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Decision VI/22 on Forest Biological Diversity

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Information Note for Participants

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SBSTTA recommendation X/5

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Information Note for Participants

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Integration of protected areas and forest management in Sweden - a model for sustainable use of forest landscapes<br>by Dr. Börje Pettersson

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Strategic Framework for Forests and Climate Change: a CPF Proposal. Executive Summary

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Strategic Framework for Forests and Climate Change: a CPF Proposal