What Are Natural Climate Solutions?
Forest conservation, restoration, and improved land management practices increase carbon storage and avoid GHG emissions.... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2019
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Together Is Better: Providing a More Equitable Return to Farming Communities
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Aggregate Effects on Ecosystem Services from Certification of Tea Farming in the Upper Tana River Basin, Kenya
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The Amazon Hasn’t Stopped Burning. There Were 19,925 Fire Outbreaks Last Month, and ‘More Fires’ Are in the Future
The proliferation of fires in the Amazon rainforest drew international attention in August, especially when French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent action.