Forests are globally important in regulating climate and locally important in sustaining communities and supporting biodiversity. But they, and the people who depend on them, are under increasing pressure.
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IUCN and Yale train 125 individuals in assessing and planning restoration interventions
19.09.2017In March 2016, IUCN and the Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI) of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies launched an online course on the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) to enhance the capacity of...
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Restoring biodiversity in degraded landscapes is not easy
14.09.2017IUCN’s Craig Beatty shares his thoughts on land degradation and species diversity, and affirms the need for biodiversity guidelines in forest landscape restoration assessments.
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Once-abundant ash tree and antelope species face extinction – IUCN Red List
14.09.2017North America’s most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations, while the loss of wilderness areas and poaching are contributing to the declining numbers of five African...
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Restoration of forest ecosystems and landscapes as contribution to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Andrasko, Rebecca, Beatty, Craig, Bobtoya, Saadia
Language: En
