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Environment AfricaFrom Massive Desert, to a “Great Green Wall”
Stopping desertification is no easy task, and the pockets of forest that bloom along the Sahara and the Sahel as part of the Great Green Wall prove that it can be done, notably with the implementation of a holistic and participatory approach and the implication of…
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Environment The WorldNew Biosphere Reserves Help Humans “Live in Balance with Nature”
UNESCO’s network of biosphere reserves is growing with the addition of 11 new sites where innovative local solutions are promoted to preserve biodiversity and ecosystems and tackle climate change while improving livelihoods by developing agroecology, renewable sources of energy, and green industries.
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Environment European UnionProducts Linked to Deforestation? Not On Our Watch!
The European Union Council is going ahead with a new regulation aiming to minimize deforestation from products being either imported on its territory or exported from it, ensuring that consumption and trade don’t further degrade forest ecosystems.
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Environment Costa RicaLandowners of This Tiny Place Are Helping Save Biodiversity – Here’s How
A tiny peninsula on the west coast of Costa Rica is making a huge impact on the restoration and protection of its landscape by offering financial incentives to landowners, creating jobs, and supporting rural economies by the same token.
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Environment JapanScience Prove Fishers Right: Happy Forest Means Happy Sea
For more than 30 years, fishers in Kesennuma, Japan, started planting trees along the coastal watersheds, and today, science has confirmed the hunch these men of the sea had regarding the intimate link between a healthy forest and a thriving marine life.