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#120432
2019-03-19

International Day of Forests to be marked today

The national celebration of the International Day of Forests this year will be commemorated by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) here today.

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#120448
2019-03-21

International Day of Forests: From Asia's mangroves to Amazon rainforest, take this quiz to check y

By 2030, the world population is expected to climb to 8.5 billion, making forests more important than ever. Every year, 21 March is celebrated as International Day of Forests in order to raise awareness on the importance of all types of forests.

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#128013
2021-04-12

Interview: Why vanilla may be key to protecting our forests

Maureen is a biologist and has spent many years studying the way that chemicals in the environment can impact our hormones, but when Maureen was volunteering in Madagascar her outlook suddenly changed.

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#132225
2021-12-20

Interweaving ecosystems in Indonesia

Indonesia — The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is working with local communities in Indonesia’s Kalimantan forests to protect biodiversity and generate sustainable livelihoods.

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#119767
2019-02-05

Into a new jungle: How do forests regenerate?

Forests are not only home to important species of animals and birds, but also store a lot of carbon in trees, which would have otherwise escaped into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and warmed the planet.

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#131667
2021-11-15

Introduction to Forest-climate Action

Climate change is having widespread negative impacts on 1.3 billion people dependent on forests for their livelihoods and wellbeing. Many of the 720 million people globally who will be pushed into extreme poverty through climate change by 2050, for example, are forest-dependent.

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#124843
2020-03-25

Invest in the vital biodiversity – plant trees

Today, one million animals and plant species are threatened with extinction and everyday species are lost to never come back. It is both a sad and scary thought, but did you know that biodiversity is a prerequisite for human survival?

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#125204
2020-04-21

Investing in Amazon Rainforest Conservation: A Foreigner’s Perspective (commentary)

Last December, I flew to Brazil to learn everything I could about Amazon conservation. As a global citizen, I wanted to understand more about deforestation and how I can help. I stayed for two months and met with government officials, NGOs, private sector entrepreneurs, philanthropists and othe ...

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#118829
2018-11-07

Invisible plant-enemy interactions drive diversity in forest fragments

Very few tropical forests around the world enjoy uninterrupted contiguity. Most are divided into uneven, small fragments, cut off from each other, their boundaries marked by roads or farms. But as forests get fragmented, the diversity of plants within them shifts, changing with distance from the ...

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#129292
2021-06-14

Irrigation dams threaten Thailand’s tiger forests, say conservationists

A plan to construct seven dams in one of mainland Southeast Asia’s last intact forest systems could cause widespread habitat loss and sever important wildlife corridors, activists warn.

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#121296
2019-06-13

Is REDD ready for its closeup? Reports vary

Earlier this year, it was announced that Indonesia would receive the first installment of a total $1 billion in funds pledged by Norway to preserve the Southeast Asian nation’s tropical forests.

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#128637
2021-05-14

Is planting trees as good for the Earth as everyone says?

People have been planting trees to restock forests for a very long time. In the 16th century, for instance, wealthy landowners in Britain and Europe established tree plantations to supply timber for shipbuilding. In the 13th century, Portugal’s King Afonso III had a pine forest planted, known as ...

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#127636
2021-03-09

Is this the end of forests as we've known them?

Trees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests - and radically changing the environment before our eyes

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#122018
2019-08-27

It takes a community to map a forest

Noar Natolo and Scovia Bulyaba are carpet weavers and members of the Nagoje community living in Mabira Forest, in Uganda.

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#122828
2019-11-01

Italian forum calls for biodiversity to fight climate change

Boosting biodiversity and improving sustainable forest management were two crucial steps to fight climate change in the long term, Italy's second National Forum on Bioeconomy of Forests urged on Thursday.

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#129890
2021-08-11

Just because a forest is protected, doesn’t mean it won’t get logged

As conservationists lobby governments to protect 30% of the planet’s land, it’s becoming clear there’s no guarantee that “protected” land is safe from chainsaws.

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#122306
2019-09-20

Just how much of the Amazon is burning?

You've seen it all over the news: Fires in the Amazon and throughout South America have been raging for weeks, sparking dire predictions about climate change, criticism of the Brazilian government over increased deforestation, and a viral moment of social media grief coalescing around the hashta ...

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#120109
2019-02-26

Kenya turns to earth observation technology to monitor forests

Kenya has resorted to the use of earth observation technology in order to enhance monitoring of degraded forests, an official said on Tuesday. Jamleck Ndambiri, project manager at the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), said that earth observation technology will help protect and restore tropical forest ...

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#126218
2020-12-14

Kenya: Act Now to Save Our Forests, Lakes in the Rift Valley

The Rift Valley lakes are submerging their environs, killing lives and livelihoods and there is a rising concern that the worst is yet to pass. There would be several reasons for this, as scholars have hypothesised. The tectonic movement conjecture is one of them.

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#121923
2019-08-16

Koala extinction in NSW 'possible' if no urgent action, inquiry told

An inquiry into the future of New South Wales' koala population has received hundreds of submissions amid claims extinction of the marsupial is "possible" without urgent action.

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#120811
2019-04-17

La biodiversité du sol améliore les fonctions forestières

Plus les organismes du sol sont variés, plus une forêt est en mesure de remplir des missions importantes, comme le filtrage de l'eau et de l'air. C'est le résultat d'une étude européenne avec la participation de l'Institut fédéral WSL.

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#127410
2021-03-01

Land use changes are driving Himalayan forest bird loss

Land-use changes in the western Himalayan forests, a global biodiversity hotspot with huge numbers of endemic species, have resulted in a massive decline in forest birds in the region, new research shows.

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#126644
2021-01-15

Large mammals make soil more fertile in tropical forests

The White-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is a boar-like hoofed mammal found throughout Central and South America. These animals roam the forest in bands of 50 to 100 individuals, eating a wide variety of foods. In Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest, they prefer the fruit of the jussara palm Euterpe e ...

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#120791
2019-04-17

Largest ever survey of England’s forest wildlife

Forests are an amazing environment to see and hear wildlife,” says wildlife TV presenter Michaela Strachan. “From birds nesting, finding food and hunting in the canopy, to the abundance of insects living on the forest floor. There’s usually way more life living in a forest than is noticeable at ...

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#130440
2021-09-15

Latin American and Caribbean forests are key to environmental sustainability and global food security

The Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission highlighted the strategic role of regional forests in improving livelihoods, countering climate change and halting biodiversity loss.

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#122343
2019-09-24

Leaving more deadwood in forests enhances biodiversity: study

Increasing the amount of dead trees in protected forests boosts populations of species that depend on it for habitat, research review shows.

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#128708
2021-05-20

Less forest, more species

Normally, mountain forests are among the most diverse habitats in alpine regions. Yet, as a team from the Alfred Wegener Institute discovered in the Tibetan Plateau, the higher, treeless areas are home to far more species. Their findings, which were just published in the journal Nature Communica ...

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#129319
2021-06-15

Lessons from Zambia on promoting sustainable wood fuel management

In Zambia, around 90 percent of domestic energy derives from wood fuel in both urban and rural areas. But with demand rising, protecting woodland areas in forest reserves and open lands through more sustainable sourcing is becoming more critical than ever, scientists say.

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#125888
2020-11-27

Liberia: Understanding People's Dependence on Forests

Women working in the forest in Liberia. Here, forestry is the fourth largest contributor to the economy after services, agriculture, and fisheries, mining, and panning.

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#124073
2020-02-03

Life in dead wood

From which tree species dead wood is needed and under which conditions should it be located in order to promote biodiversity in forests as much as possible? According to Dr. Thorn, very little is known about this question so far. To address this research gap, the Forest Enterprise Ebrach and the ...

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#128265
2021-04-27

Limited value of tree plantations for biodiversity conservation

Plantations are home to significantly less beetles than old-growth forests.Leipzig/Jena/Halle. Tree plantations are supposed to help compensate the loss of pristine forest habitats.

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#119117
2018-12-19

Logging of old-growth forests should stop, Victorian environment department says

Logging in old-growth forests in Victoria should cease, according to testimony from the Victorian environment department in a court battle over logging in East Gippsland.

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#125074
2020-04-13

Long-living tropical trees do the heavy carbon lifting

When it comes to storing carbon, an increasingly vital function of rainforests for the health and survival of the planet, all trees are not the same, according to an analysis published in the journal Science.

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#128069
2021-04-20

Look: A stunning new mangrove forest in Dubai

1M trees will be planted at Dubai Mangrove Forest to protect endangered species

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#123278
2019-12-05

Looking at tropical forests through new eyes

New University of Arizona-led science is using air-based maps of plant chemistry to improve carbon cycling models in hyperdiverse tropical forests

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#128262
2021-04-27

Loss of fauna in tropical forests impedes achieving Sustainable Development Goals

The current loss of biological diversity is unprecedented and species extinctions exceed the estimated background rate many times over. Coinciding with increasing human domination and alteration of the natural world, this loss in abundance and diversity is especially pronounced with – but not li ...

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#124799
2020-03-20

Lungs of Earth now speeding to destruction

Big ecosystems, including reefs, more vulnerable to climate change, study says. The Amazon rainforest is often referred to as the lungs of the Earth. But this vast lifeline that pumps oxygen into the atmosphere could cease functioning within the next 50 years, according to a new study.

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#129972
2021-08-16

Lungs of earth: PM’s forests initiative to help create biggest carbon sinks

Global Joint efforts to restore the ecosystem through sustainable climate change measures are essential to protect the planet earth and improve the livelihood of its inhabitants directly dependent on its green resources.

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#123838
2020-01-21

Madagascar launches massive planting drive, eyes 60 million trees

Madagascar has embarked on its most ambitious tree-planting drive yet, aiming to plant 60 million trees in the coming months. The island nation celebrates 60 years of independence this year, and the start of the planting campaign on Jan. 19 marked one year since the inauguration of President And ...

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#126268
2020-12-15

Malawi to Plant 60 Million Trees During 2020/21 National Forestry Season

Government has pledged to plant 60 million seedlings during the 2020/21 National Forestry Season. The exercise will be achieved through each constituency, villages and household, according to the Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo.

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#125889
2020-11-27

Malawi: Innovation Vital in Addressing Forestry Challenges

Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo, has said addressing forestry challenges requires innovation, resources and efforts from all stakeholders in order to ensure sustainable economic growth and development through proceeds realised from the country's natural resource base.

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#120424
2019-03-19

Malawi: Learn About the Value of Indigenous Trees--and Plant One!

"This tree grows on one mountain in Malawi and there are hardly any left," says botanist Mark Nicholson, manager of a remarkable 40-hectare forest near Nairobi, Kenya, planted with over 650 species of indigenous trees and shrubs.

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#128513
2021-05-07

Mangrove forests on the Yucatan Peninsula store record amounts of carbon

Coastal mangrove forests are carbon storage powerhouses, tucking away vast amounts of organic matter among their submerged, tangled root webs.

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#127315
2021-02-24

Mangrove forests store more carbon when they're more diverse

Mangrove forests with greater species diversity can store more carbon, according to new research published in the British Ecological Society journal Functional Ecology.

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#128364
2021-04-30

Map of African forests shows areas most vulnerable to climate crisis

Much of the conversation surrounding the ecological benefits of tropical rainforests focuses on South America's Amazon. However, the forests of Central Africa are just as important. While the Amazon is the largest contiguous rainforest in the world, Central Africa's rainforests are the world's s ...

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#129326
2021-06-15

Marbled cat: Candid Animal Cam meets the mini clouded leopard

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting a wild cat that looks like a miniature version of the clouded leopard: the marbled cat.

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#129059
2021-06-04

Mark Ruffalo elevates a petition to save BC's old growth forests

Mark Ruffalo might be green on the outside as the Incredible Hulk, but he seems to have some green inside of him as well.The petition is looking for 75,000 signatures in hopes of putting a stop to BC’s logging of old growth forests.

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#123981
2020-01-28

Massive effort to document the genetics of European forests bears fruit

Faced with deforestation, climate change, invasive pests, and new diseases, many trees are in trouble. Foresters and conservationists are scrambling to save them, but can’t protect every stand of woods. And prioritizing which places—and even which individual trees—warrant preservation has been a ...

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#121498
2019-07-08

Massive reforestation is key to averting a climate catastrophe

Restoring the world’s forests on an unprecedented scale is “the best climate change solution available”, according to a new study.

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#125156
2020-04-17

Massive replant of B.C.'s fire-ravaged forests threatened by fears of spreading COVID-19

The fate of B.C.'s biggest ever reforestation effort is on the line. Thousands of tree planters from across Canada are ready to put more than 300 million seedlings in the ground to replace trees destroyed by wildfires and pine beetle infestations. The project will also increase carbon capture in ...

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