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Indonesia’s tropical peatlands are among the world’s most threatened ecosystems, owing to land demand and driven by population growth and economic development. They also generate the bulk of Indonesia’s emissions. In Southeast Asia, which hosts at...

By Myat Ko Ko Oo and Noe Noe Aung (FFI Myanmar); Charlotte Hicks (UNEP-WCMC) Why do people set up community forests and continue to participate in them? The most common answers in a recent survey of several community forestry user groups (CFUGs) in...

Section of the mangrove plantation managed by the Mikoko Pamoja Project Like in most parts of the world, mangroves in Kenya are endangered. Along with climate change impacts such as rising sea levels and temperatures, mangrove forests are being...

Los suelos forestales son depósitos esenciales de carbono, compuestos principalmente por carbono orgánico e inorgánico. Estudios como el de Smith et al. (2021) han demostrado que dichos suelos almacenan grandes cantidades de carbono, lo cual los hace...

Experts from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru met in the Amazon city of Florencia (Colombia) Forest degradation generates large carbon emissions (34% of forest sector emissions, FAO 2020). Preventing forest...

In a recent study published in the International Forestry Review, researchers from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Forest Research Institute in Myanmar have revealed insights into the carbon density of the...

A sense of urgency is characterizing the negotiations at the United Nations' Conference of Parties, better known as COP28. While not everything is lost, immediate action is crucial to alter the course of history. Forests, in this context, can play a...