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The World in 2020
Morgan
Stanley now admits it, in the next 30 years, there is going to be a historical
wealth transfer ($30 trillion) that the world has ever...
China: Improving Forest Ecosystem Management and Resilience
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved
a US$150 million loan to help China improve sustainable forest ecosystem management
in the upper reaches of the...
Managing forests with community participation in Kenya
“It’s always better to involve us,” says
Kibarisho Leintoi, a 36-year-old Masai mother of eight children. “Even though I
cannot read or write, I know what...
More countries than ever hit by forest fires in 2018
Today, the European Commission
published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the
Middle East and North Africa. According to the...
What would it really take to plant a trillion trees?
Tree planting is capturing the minds of those who look
for fast climate action. Earlier this month, the Ethiopian Government announced
a new world record: thousands...
‘Child Actorvism’ and the Extinction Agenda of Neoliberal Racists
There is no shortage of
social justice causes trumpeted by the West† with a revolving
medley of “child actorvists” at the forefront. The logical observer may...
In Myanmar, Better Oversight of Forests a Vital Step in Transition to Rule of Law
Authors: Art
Blundell and Khin Saw Htay
For the
first time, the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) has
opened the books to share information with the public...
How we unlock transformational change to save our Forests
Back in May, the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) hosted its Annual Meeting in Bogotá, Colombia’s high-altitude capital, which brought together 300 leaders from the...
5 things you need to know about forests and the UN
Forests are vitally important for sustaining life on Earth, and play a
major role in the fight against climate change. With the 2019 session of...
Lessons from China on large-scale landscape restoration
In the 1980s, the hilly Qianyanzhou region in Jiangxi Province, southern China, faced severe soil erosion due to deforestation and unsustainable farming practices. Fertile...