Unlocking Climate Action: Building a Landscape Restoration Movement from the Ground Up
World Resources Institute | 12 Dec 2024
Global leaders have committed to start restoring 168 million hectares – 415 million acres, an area larger than Iran – of degraded land within the next 12 years under the Bonn Challenge, the world’s most ambitious restoration effort.
Information-based solutions for forest conservation projects
South Africa Today | 12 Dec 2024
Forest monitoring has experienced a revolution in recent years, with vast improvements in satellite sensors, the emergence of drones, and growing ubiquity of on-the-ground technologies like smartphones and camera traps. These developments have made it easier and less costly to map forests, track reforestation and forest regeneration, and detect deforestation and degradation.
BERICHT AUS BONN: Global Landscape Forum zum zweiten Mal in Bonn
Bonn.de | 12 Dec 2024
BONN – “Connecting for impact – From commitment to action” ist das Motto des Global Landscapes Forums (GLF). Das weltweit größte Treffen für integrierte Landnutzung findet am Samstag und Sonntag, 1. und 2. Dezember 2018, zum zweiten Mal in Bonn statt. Im World Conference Center Bonn werden dann rund 2000 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer aus aller […]
Comunidad de Tacna nominada a Héroes del Paisaje por su lucha contra el cambio climático [VIDEO]
La República.pe | 12 Dec 2024
Perú es representado por Tacna a premio “Héroes del Paisaje” organizada por el Foro Global de Paisajes en Bonn (Global Landscapes Forum). Las personas pueden apoyar este proyecto votando vía internet.
Catalyzing action on sea litter in Brazil and beyond
Mongabay.com News | 12 Dec 2024
The impact of plastic on the world’s oceans has been garnering a lot of attention of late, with consumer products companies, governments, and restaurants chains making high profile commitments ranging from phasing out single-use straws to rethinking their packaging.
Catalyzing action on sea litter in Brazil and beyond
South Africa Today | 12 Dec 2024
The impact of plastic on the world’s oceans has been garnering a lot of attention of late, with consumer products companies, governments, and restaurants chains making high profile commitments ranging from phasing out single-use straws to rethinking their packaging. In Brazil, a key catalyst for raising awareness on the issue of sea litter has been Menos […]
A living planet begins with thriving forests (commentary)
Mongabay.com News | 12 Dec 2024
In my lifetime, global wildlife populations have seen an overall decline of more than half. That’s a statement of such enormity that it’s hard to process. The evidence comes from WWF’s recent Living Planet Report 2018, which shows that, on average, populations of mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles declined by 60 percent between 1970 […]
Why netizens are sharing Maryam success story
Okhla Times | 27 Nov 2018
Maryam Siddiqui has been selected to attend the prestigious Youth Landscapes Leadership Workshop and the Global Landscapes Forum- 2018, in Bonn, Germany on full sponsorship. Only 10 people from around the world have been selected to receive the scholarship.
