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Forests
We support the protection of forests for social, economic and environmental benefits.
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Linking REDD+, the Paris Agreement, Nationally Determined Contributions and the sustainable development goals
Forest Tenure and REDD+: Good Practice, Lessons Learned and Recommendations
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The Challenge
Global deforestation continues at an alarming rate: in 2015-2020, 10 million hectares of forest were converted to other land uses every year, an area roughly the size of Iceland.
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Green Gigaton Challenge
Managing wildfires
Accelerating Sustainable Land-Use Investments for People and Planet
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Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires
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Actor Aidan Gallagher urges action to repair planet
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Here’s what happens if the world loses its rainforests
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As forests fall, Zambians race to find alternatives to logging
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New campaign targets illegal rosewood logging in the Lower Mekong basin
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