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One Trillion Trees
7 billion ‘extra’ trees have been discovered in Africa - part of the continent’s ongoing efforts to restore and reforest the land
7 billion trees that hadn’t been counted before have been discovered in Africa. The data could help in the fight against deforestation and defend against climate change.
Road to COP26
Why natural climate solutions are about much more than carbon
To make real progress, we need to integrate carbon reduction, biodiversity, land restoration, and support for rural communities.
Forests
These 15 innovations are helping to restore and protect the Amazon
We urgently need to scale sustainable 'bioeconomy' models that preserve and restore the Amazon and provide livelihoods for the people living in the region.
Forests
Investing in trees: global companies are restoring forests
Halting deforestation and restoring damaged landscapes are essential to combating global climate change. Learn how companies are playing their part.
Climate Change
African montane forests are more concentrated stores of carbon than the Amazon, a new study suggests
A new study in Nature suggests that tropical 'montane' forests on Africa's mountains are more concentrated stores of carbon than the amazon.
Climate Change
Decades of data show we are over-exploiting tropical rainforests
Around 400 million hectares of tropical forests are being used for timber production. Current logging practices don't allow for the long-term recovery of these ecosystems.
Future of the Environment
How Indonesia is protecting its 'climate guardians'
Indonesia is working with local communities, government agencies and the World Bank to protect and restore its mangrove forests.
Road to COP26
What are natural climate solutions?
Here's how the World Economic Forum is working to make natural climate solutions part of the COP26 agenda and unlock the finance needed to scale them up.
Climate Change
This unassuming item releases 10.9 billion tonnes of carbon every year
A new study has found that deadwood releases 10.9 billion tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere and soil every year, and climate change could make it worse.
Climate Change
Forest wildfires could actually help combat climate change. Here’s how
A new approach to tackling the global wildfire crisis could help make forest ecosystems more resilient. A forestry expert explains.
Climate Change
Trees full of probiotics could clean up contaminated land - and help tackle climate change. Here’s how
Tree planting is one of the key ways of tackling climate change. Now a company in California is successfully inoculating trees to help clean up degraded land.
Biodiversity
How pockets of Scottish forests could save red squirrels
The red squirrel populations are in decline with estimates indicating the UK red squirrel population is now under 140,000 compared to 2.5 million greys.
Forests
This is why we need longer-term strategies to fight wildfires
Rather than concentrating too much on short-term solutions, we need to find out how to build long-term resilience against wildfires, write three academics.
One Trillion Trees
How an 'Olympic Forest' can help speed up Africa's Great Green Wall
The Great Green Wall, which aims to grow trees across the Sahel, is being helped by a project that could become a model of responsible carbon-offsetting.
Restoring ocean life
Radio Davos summer special: why sharks are our friends and how music can reforest the world
Forget Sharknado: sharks are actually vital to the ocean and the planet. Radio Davos also hears how streaming music can help reforest parts of Africa.