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An intentional activity aimed at recovering degraded land

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Being realistic about coal mine rehabilitation in Indonesia: An ecological perspective

23 December 2020

Indonesia

Once covered in vast tropical forests, East Kalimantan, in the Indonesian half of Borneo Island, is today the most intensively mined province in Indonesia.
Surface mining for coal has left behind vast expanses of barren land across the province.

More sustainable cocoa with the Asase project in Ghana

21 January 2021

Ghana

This month, public sector, private sector and civil society organization partners jointly launched the Accessible Soils And Sustainable Environments (ASASE) project in Ghana.

Africa: Key Insights Into Land Degradation From Seven Countries

12 October 2020

Ethiopia

Kenya

Rwanda

Somalia

Ghana

Land is essential to our lives – we grow food on it and rely on it for economic growth and development. In sub-Saharan Africa approximately 83% of people depend directly on land for survival.

Blogs

Six tips for Africa’s restoration entrepreneurs

6 October 2020

Authors:

Ahtziri Gonzalez

Africa

How to get tree planting — and growing — right

This article was originally published by Forests News

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Forest tenure pathways to gender equality: A practitioner’s guide

Reports & Research

January 2021

Global

This practitioner’s guide explains how to promote gender-responsive forest tenure reform in community-based forest regimes. It is aimed at those taking up this challenge in developing countries. There is no one single approach to reforming forest tenure practices for achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Prescribed Burning as A Management Tool to Destroy Dry Seeds of Invasive Conifers in Heathland in Denmark

Peer-reviewed publication

November 2020

United States of America

Denmark

Non-indigenous conifers are considered invasive to the coastal dune heathland in Denmark, and massive clearing is carried out in an attempt to recreate and keep the original heathland. Burning is a common method for managing, but its feasibility to control the seed bank of conifers has not been investigated.

Carbon Storage Potential of Silvopastoral Systems of Colombia

Peer-reviewed publication

September 2020

Colombia

Portugal

United States of America

Nine Latin American countries plan to use silvopastoral practices—incorporating trees into grazing lands—to mitigate climate change. However, the cumulative potential of scaling up silvopastoral systems at national levels is not well quantified.

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Land Use Policy

Land Use Policy is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the social, economic, political, legal, physical and planning aspects of urban and rural land use. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information from the diverse range of disciplines and interest groups which must be combined to formulate effective land use policies.

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