The moratorium on forest clearance in Indonesia was first introduced in 2011 and has been renewed regularly as part of its efforts to combat climate change.

Tabita Diela · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 14 Aug 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Ethiopia planted 350 million trees in a day. And its fight against deforestation does not stop there

The mass planting is part of a drive to boost tree cover in a country hit by decades of deforestation.

Johnny Wood 31 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Huge areas of the Arctic are on fire – here’s what that means for the planet

At the Earth’s far northern reaches, wildfires are happening more often, burning for longer and with greater intensity.

Johnny Wood 30 Jul 2019

Forests

This is how trees could help solve the climate crisis

Most strategies for tackling climate change focus on reducing future emissions. Reforestation could help deal with the hundreds of gigatonnes of carbon already in the atmosphere.

Thomas Crowther 19 Jul 2019

Forests

How environmentalists are trying to salvage rainforests

After losing a rainforest the size of Belgium in the tropics, researchers have identified the best areas to replant trees, from Brazil to Madagascar, in a bid to undo the damage caused by...

Michael Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 08 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Massive reforestation is key to averting a climate catastrophe

New research suggests that reforesting the planet offers us the greatest current opportunity to mitigate climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Mark Maslin and Simon Lewis · The Conversation 08 Jul 2019

Global Risks

Resiliency is the key to strong investments in a chaotic world

With climate change and environmental degradation looming, technologies that can build greater resiliency into planetary and man-made systems are the new prize.

Zachary Bogue 29 Jun 2019

Space

Norway takes a birds-eye view to save rainforests

"The catastrophic loss we're seeing now simply can't continue," Norwegian minister says, putting $53 million to better satellite images.

Reuters Staff · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 Jun 2019

Forests

Three steps we must take to secure the future of our forests

This year's annual Tropical Forest Alliance meeting in Bogotá, Colombia, was honest about the challenges we face in halting deforestation - but there were reasons for optimism, too, as w...

Justin Adams 17 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Costa Rica has doubled its tropical rainforests in just a few decades. Here’s how

A mix of environmental awareness and progressive policy-making is regenerating rainforests in the country.

Johnny Wood 13 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

How Fiji is using built and natural infrastructure for climate adaptation

The people of Taiperia Village are living on the edge of land and sea, but Fiji's town councils are helping vulnerable settlements by strengthening both natural and built infrastructure.

Moushumi Chaudhury and Namrata Chand · World Resources Institute 23 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Scientists create first ever map of ‘wood wide web’

Scientists have created the first ever map of the underground web of fungi and bacteria which connect trees and forests around the world.

Olivia Rosane · EcoWatch 17 May 2019

Africa

Ghana is losing its rainforest faster than any other country in the world

Ghana's rate of forest loss is the highest in the world, with cocoa farming and illegal mining causing massive damage to the environment.

Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu · Quartz 10 May 2019

Forests

Could play be a game-changer for the world's forests?

Games and role play can be a powerful tool for solving real-world problems – like our current inertia over the environment.

Claude Garcia 09 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

What Cameroon can teach others about managing forests

Cameroon's community level governance initiative has had mixed results for forest protection.

Serge Mandiefe Piabuo, Divine Foundjem Tita, and Peter A Minang · The Conversation 24 Apr 2019

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Forests

Indonesia has just made its moratorium on forest clearance permanent

Ethiopia planted 350 million trees in a day. And its fight against deforestation does not stop there

Huge areas of the Arctic are on fire – here’s what that means for the planet

This is how trees could help solve the climate crisis

How environmentalists are trying to salvage rainforests

Massive reforestation is key to averting a climate catastrophe

Resiliency is the key to strong investments in a chaotic world

Norway takes a birds-eye view to save rainforests

Three steps we must take to secure the future of our forests

Costa Rica has doubled its tropical rainforests in just a few decades. Here’s how

How Fiji is using built and natural infrastructure for climate adaptation

Scientists create first ever map of ‘wood wide web’

Ghana is losing its rainforest faster than any other country in the world

Could play be a game-changer for the world's forests?

What Cameroon can teach others about managing forests

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