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| Digital Forum: Can tree planting save our planet? |
Tree planting has become the latest trend in tackling the climate crisis, inspiring people around the world to harness the incredible carbon absorbing potential of trees. On September 29, CIFOR-ICRAF in collaboration with the GLF will host a half-day digital forum to share insights and scientific evidence on how tree planting can help ‘build back better’ in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. By sharing CIFOR-ICRAF’s combined 70 years of experience across the global South in supporting successful tree planting, and by connecting efforts like the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, sustainable economic development and dismantling inequality, the forum aims to highlight the ways tree planting can make landscapes more resilient and support livelihoods and wellbeing.
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| Threats to biodiversity tackled at upcoming digital conference |
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As many as one million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction due to humanity's impacts on Earth’s landscapes. On 28-29 October 2020, the GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference: One World – One Health will bring together the world's biodiversity leaders in one digital space, to hear what must be done to protect the diversity of species needed for our survival and to build back better in the wake of COVID-19. Join tens of thousands of participants to discuss the six ecosystems highlighted in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration as well as how to reach global targets, including post-2020 biodiversity and Aichi.
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| CIFOR-ICRAF “Engagement landscape” concept takes shape |
| Scientists with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) working alongside policymakers in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Yangambi Biosphere Reserve aim to strengthen the country’s capacity to forge a sustainable framework to serve as a barricade against ecosystem collapse. |
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| FORESTS NEWS
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| Wildfire special 2020 |
| Dozens of major fires are currently ravaging California where 14,000 firefighters are protecting the U.S. state and its ancient Redwood trees. In recent months, fires have ravaged parts of Brazil’s Amazon, while satellite images show southern Africa, parts of Asia and other regions in the Americas currently suffering from fires. |
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| Forests can help reshape ‘dysfunctional’ global food system |
| Although many modeling forecasts and government policies suggest that forests must be destroyed to make way for agriculture and provide food security as the global population soars from 7.8 billion to meet U.N. projections of 9.7 billion by 2050, a new study shows that this does not have to be the case. |
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| WORLD AGROFORESTRY NEWS
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| Termitomyces: Exploring the world’s most mysterious mushroom |
| Termites create mounds as high as 6 meters, dotting landscapes like extraterrestrial skyscrapers. These complex architectural structures are thought to contain microclimates carefully calibrated by worker termites in response to temperature fluctuations. Other functions, though, remain largely unknown. |
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| Data streaming from the spectrometer: A new dawn for soil assessments |
| The soil spectral library developed by World Agroforestry has a range of uses, from agricultural research to applications in ecology and ecosystem restoration. Because each soil spectral measurement allows for the prediction of multiple soil properties simultaneously, rapid assessments can be made at low cost. |
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| Tree suitability modeling and mapping in Nepal: a geospatial approach to scaling agroforestry |
This study used different geospatial datasets of land, soil, climate and topography for modeling and mapping and identifying a potentially suitable area for trees in Nepal. Additionally, tree suitability categories and tree cover presence were examined in the existing agricultural landscape and in various ecological zones of Nepal to understand both dominance and trend.
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| People-centric nature-based land restoration through agroforestry: A typology |
To assess effectiveness and assist with speeding restoration, scientists conducted a joint stock-take of the work on forest and landscape restoration of the 15 CGIAR research centres. They devised a typology of the different approaches to restoration to better describe the links between evolving knowledge, stakeholder-driven action, and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.’
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| The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) envision a more equitable world where forestry and landscapes enhance the environment and well-being for all. CIFOR-ICRAF are CGIAR Research Centers. |
 
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