Sweden holds less than 1% of the world’s commercial forests, yet supplies 10% of all the timber, pulp and paper on the global market. And in spite of this, it's forest cover has doubled d...

Alex Gray 13 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Recycling your fir tree is the key to a sustainable Christmas

You may have had the annual dilemma over which Christmas tree to buy - artificial or real. But which is better for the environment?

Bert Cregg · The Conversation 13 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Conservation efforts could be boosted by focus on 'ecoregions'

Focusing on unique geographical regions helps in the conservation of distinct plants and animals

Rob Jordan · Futurity 07 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This animation shows how much energy the natural world produces

Photosynthesis is one of the fundamental building blocks for all life on earth.

Iman Ghosh · Visual Capitalist 05 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Amazon indigenous groups want to create a nature sanctuary the size of Mexico

Indigenous groups in Latin America are proposing a protected area that stretches from the Andes to the Atlantic.

John McKenna 23 Nov 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

You can now pay to name 12 new plant and animal species

Naming rights for orchids, a 'soulful blue-eyed' frog and an ant with snapping jaws are among the Rainforest Trust's unusual auction.

Kristin Hunt · Green Matters 21 Nov 2018

Future of Food

How our food system is eating away at nature, and our future

Food production is destroying ecosystems across the globe – all the more galling considering one-third of food never gets eaten. From changing our diets to upgrading farming techniques, w...

Joao Campari 16 Nov 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

It will take the Earth 3 million years to recover from the species going extinct in the near future

The Earth is undergoing a mass extinction, which is caused by human activity, according to a new study.

Business Insider 16 Oct 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This UK city is planting a tree for every resident

Three million trees will make Manchester healthier and happier, as well as helping to tackle climate change.

Johnny Wood · x 08 Oct 2018

Climate Change

Harnessing the power of nature in the fight against climate change

The public and private sector are waking up to the role nature plays in mitigating climate change - and the importance of good stewardship. Here are four reasons to be cheerful about the ...

Florian Reber 26 Sep 2018

Forests

When it comes to envirotech adoption, NGOs can lead us out of the woods

The networks we need to drive large-scale land management tech adoption are the very ones that civil society organizations have spent decades building.

Stephen Donofrio and Steve Zwick 25 Sep 2018

Brazil

Deforestation in the Amazon is putting uncontacted tribes at risk

Brazil is grappling with scores of deadly land conflicts, illustrating the tensions between preserving indigenous culture and economic development

Karla Mendes · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 24 Sep 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Kenyans are replenishing their forests with slingshots

Kenyans are firing seeds around the country to grow more trees. They're even coated in charcoal to stop wild animals from eating them.

Dominic Kirui · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 11 Sep 2018

Forests

AI can be a game-changer for the world’s forests. Here’s how

Only AI can provide us with the truly accurate inventories of our natural resources necessary to help us better fight climate change.

Lucas Joppa 11 Sep 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Palm Oil: With Malaysia cracking down on production, what’s the alternative?

Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer of palm oil says it won’t allow further expansion of plantations -- but is that really achievable? What are the alternative oils? And what wi...

Emma Charlton 10 Sep 2018

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