In 2015, African countries launched the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), committing to restore 100 million hectares (250 million acres) of degraded forests and landscapes by 2030. A June 2022 progress report on the initiative showed that nations had put 917,014 hectares (2.27 million acres) under restoration between 2016 and 2021, 63% of that...Read More
The official release of forest and land restoration plans is a significant milestone in promoting forest and landscape restoration in the country. Forest land restoration plan investigation in Bijie, which experts are discussing based on map cartography. Photo: Lishulei, TRI China PMO The TRI China project has developed three forest and land restoration plans for pilot areas,...Read More
Many people point to forest restoration as a way to curb climate change, where replanted forests sequester carbon in trees and soils. But emerging evidence shows that restoration can provide non-carbon climate benefits, too — in particular, reducing heat and regulating rainfall. Here’s what we know, why it matters, and several opportunities on the horizon to expand our knowledge...Read More
Among the many ways that Len Betley, who passed away late last year, made a difference in Indiana was through his drive to conserve our natural areas. In addition to directly participating in the purchase and protection of some of Indiana’s most stunning landscapes, he led initiatives that support ongoing conservation projects and strengthened preservation organizations. For example, it...Read More
Did you know that the shape of airplane wings was designed to mimic the sloped wing tips of eagles? That the ridges on whales’ fins that create an aerodynamic flow in water inspired the shape of the modern wind turbine? That termites drilling holes in their mounds to cool down in the desert summers influenced...Read More
The Chair of Tropical and International Forestry, as part of the Department of Forest Sciences at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences is granting a dedicated to research in the field of “Forest Farmers’ Organizations in timber value chains: Financial performance, power, and governance”. Duration & location: funding period of the scholarship is 36 months, starting...Read More
By expanding existing park networks across one percent of the planets land area, over 1,000 habitats could be saved. In a new study, bioscientists argue that strengthening the protection given to areas already protected under law or by local communities is as critical for safeguarding biodiversity as creating new protected areas. The research team, which...Read More
Deep learning enables satellite-based monitoring of large populations of terrestrial mammals across heterogeneous landscapes. Under that title, the master’s thesis of now-former ITC student Zijing Wu (26) was published in the scientific journal Nature Communications. Wu was even the first author. Something she never reckoned with. When you started your masters in 2019, did you...Read More
The need for awareness—and action—about the threat to biodiversity is greater than ever. The world’s biodiversity has been diminishing at an alarming rate—tens of thousands of animal and plant species have vanished because of human actions such as large-scale agriculture, overexploitation of natural resources, and climate change. It is estimated that the overexploitation and degradation...Read More
Findings from a workshop on implementing safeguards in Jambi Province. Safeguards introduced as part of the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) programme aim to address potential impacts on Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs). But how do these safeguards work, and what barriers may block them? Safeguards have been conceptualized...Read More
