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Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Why Do Leaves Change Color?

What is the chemistry that causes all those beautiful hues to appear in the fall. Jason Grabosky, a professor and program director of Urban Forestry in the School of...

Integrating local knowledge into policy is vital to sustainable livelihoods - CIFOR Forests News

Integrating local knowledge into policy is vital to sustainable livelihoods - CIFOR Forests News

Communities in southern Zambia rely on local knowledge to manage resources including land, forests and water. They are an example of why it’s essential to understand the role of...

Carbon offsets: A key tool for climate action, or a license to emit?

Carbon offsets: A key tool for climate action, or a license to emit?

Carbon offsets: A key tool for climate action, or a license to emit? by Ian Morse on 4 November 2022 The carbon offset market has existed for 25 years, and experts say there are...

Pledges to plant trees are great news for the fight against climate change–but we don't have enough seeds

Pledges to plant trees are great news for the fight against climate change–but we don't have enough seeds

It is hard to look at a redwood and imagine that it was once a tiny seed–but it is a simple truth of nature that even our forest giants have to start small. This forest...

Agroforestry needs visibility in national budgets to track climate progress

Agroforestry needs visibility in national budgets to track climate progress

Government of Rwanda should boost spending on trees on farms, study says Trees on farms are vital to human well-being, providing households with food, fuelwood, and rural...

Long road ahead to translate NBS into practice - CIFOR Forests News

Long road ahead to translate NBS into practice - CIFOR Forests News

Nature-based solutions (NBS) have quickly gained popularity as an umbrella term for actions that work in harmony with natural ecosystems to produce far-reaching benefits for...