More trees for more water in drylands: myths and opportunities
by Douglas Sheil and Aida Bargues Tobella “Greater tree cover can reduce or increase water availability, and it is crucial to understand why” Full article here: ETFRNnews60-Sheil-More-trees-for-more-water-drylands (1)
To restore forests, first start with a seed
By Emmanuel Hitimana Find the original article here. How did Rwanda manage to restore more than 800,000 hectares — almost half of its original pledge — in less than a decade? HUYE, Rwanda, May 20 2020 (IPS) – In 2011, when Rwanda committed to restoring 2 million hectares of land in a global effort to restore 150…
Why We Believe Planting 1 Trillion Trees Can Save the Planet
BY JANE GOODALL AND MARC BENIOFF AUGUST 27, 2020 9:21 AM EDT Jane Goodall DBE, is founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace Marc Benioff is the co-owner of TIME and the chair and CEO of Salesforce The article was originally published on Time Magazine For more than six months, a pathogen has swept…
Communities managing forests: a tale of prophets, profits, prove it
Nairobi, Kenya, 26 May 2020 – Today, more than 7 billion humans share the planet with approximately 3 trillion trees, with about a quarter of these trees living outside ‘forests’ and 45% of trees and 40% of people living in the tropics, where most of the recent deforestation has occurred. But it is not just forests…