forest conservation

Turning degraded lands into a forest-positive bioeconomy in Indonesia

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As Indonesia navigates rising demands for food, energy and climate mitigation, a strategic question sits at the centre of national development debates: how can growth continue without converting more natural forests?   A recent perspective published in the Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science offers a clear, compelling and science-based response. The answer, the authors argue, lies not in further forest conversion, but in harnessing and making productive use of degraded, marginal and underutilized … Read more

transforming European farming with trees

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Conventional European farming tends to favour large, open fields with few trees to get in the way of growing crops. But the Farm LIFE project believes mixing woodlands into the agricultural landscape could be a vital part of climate-proofing Europe’s farming sector.  ‘Our project set out to revolutionise European farming by integrating agroforestry systems into … Read more