Nearly 10 years after Norway agreed a $1-billion deal with Indonesia to help protect its tropical forests, deforestation rates in Indonesia have fallen, triggering the first payment.

Michael Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 19 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

5 maps that reveal the world’s remaining wildernesses

A new map illustrates the planet's shrinking wild areas, made by combining data on population density, night-time lights and types of vegetation. But four more localized maps give a clear...

Steve Carver and Lex Comber · The Conversation 04 Feb 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

We can feed the world in a sustainable way, but we need to act now

Soy is the world’s most efficient protein crop, and can play a big role in feeding the 10 billion people expected by 2050 - but we have to act now to make sure we increase production sust...

Lyu Jun 24 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

5 reasons to be optimistic about reducing - and reversing - deforestation

There are reasons to be optimistic about our forests, according to the incoming director of the Tropical Forest Alliance.

Justin Adams · GreenBiz 22 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

In 2020, we need a new deal for nature

In the race to solve the challenges facing our planet, we can't afford to ignore the threat to biodiversity. This should be the year that sees real momentum behind a biodiversity action a...

Marco Lambertini, Paul Polman, and Børge Brende 21 Jan 2019

Forests

2019 can be the year we begin to save the world’s forests. Here’s how

The world is making progress on deforestation - but we are still losing the battle. Could a new landscape-based approach to protecting our forests be the answer?

Kavita Prakash-Mani and Justin Adams 20 Jan 2019

Africa

Malawi is investing nearly 4% of its GDP in restoring forests

Malawi's government recently announced a US$7 million programme for forest restoration.

Katie Reytar · World Resources Institute 19 Dec 2018

Forests

Sweden's forests have doubled in size over the last 100 years

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

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