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Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Forestry

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Marietjie Brown 21 Apr 2023

Greening the planet: We can't just plant trees, we have to restore forests

Forestry

Greening the planet: We can't just plant trees, we have to restore forests

Tristram Hales, Benoit Goossens and Mike Bruford 21 May 2021

New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities

Forestry

New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities

Trevor Gareth Jones 15 Jan 2021

New study shows sustainable wood-based housing market possible in SA

Property Development

New study shows sustainable wood-based housing market possible in SA

Dr Alec Basson 28 Sep 2020

A palm oil plantation in Malaysia. (Shutterstock)

Forestry

How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses

24 Aug 2020

Agriculture

Geospatial data platform launches to help build stronger food, agriculture sectors

22 Jul 2020

Revolutionise food production system or face mass deforestation, scientists warn

Forestry

Revolutionise food production system or face mass deforestation, scientists warn

Julie Mollins 20 Feb 2020

FAO highlights solutions to deforestation

Agriculture

FAO highlights solutions to deforestation

18 Dec 2019

FAO, GEF team up to make forest data more transparent, accessible and available

Forestry

FAO, GEF team up to make forest data more transparent, accessible and available

14 Nov 2019

If citizens think they’ll personally and financially benefit from a carbon tax, maybe politicians would take action.
Thomas Hafeneth/Unsplash

Energy

Want citizens to care about climate change? Write them a cheque

Abhishek Kar & Hisham Zerriffi 3 Jan 2019

Traditional medicines on sale in Kibera slum in Nairobi. Flickr

Healthcare

Kenya's struggle to modernise traditional medicine is far from won

John Harrington 31 Aug 2018

Court gives community right to fish without permit

Environmental Law

Court gives community right to fish without permit

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 7 Jun 2018

Forestry

New practical guidelines to promote more transparent, pro-poor forest concessions

14 May 2018

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Forestry

FAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

Forest conservation approaches must recognise the rights of local people

Forestry

Forest conservation approaches must recognise the rights of local people

Sarobidy Rakotonarivo and Neal Hockley 11 Aug 2017

Ton Rulkens via - Ancuabe district of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (2011)

Forestry

New project to transform forest management in Mozambique

12 Jul 2017

Climate change projects aren't working because communities are left out

Climate Change

Climate change projects aren't working because communities are left out

Olushola Fadairo 28 Apr 2017

How climate change efforts by developed countries are hurting Africa's rural poor

Climate Change

How climate change efforts by developed countries are hurting Africa's rural poor

Kristen Lyons and Peter Westoby 17 Sep 2015

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

ESG

Empowering women through tenure rights in forestry

15 Sep 2015

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

Forestry

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

14 Sep 2015

Forest loss cut in half worldwide

Forestry

Forest loss cut in half worldwide

8 Sep 2015

Forest loss has halved in the past 30 years, latest global update shows

Environment & Natural Resources

Forest loss has halved in the past 30 years, latest global update shows

Rod Keenan 8 Sep 2015

Public urged to join Gift of Light campaign for festive season

Marketing

Public urged to join Gift of Light campaign for festive season

19 Dec 2014

200 indigenous trees planted at Victoria Falls

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

200 indigenous trees planted at Victoria Falls

28 Aug 2013