Forest Wins

Trees Are ‘Food’… As Forests Took Root, New Lives Opened - 경향신문

20,160 trees planted in Mongolia now shield 100 hectares of farmland from desert winds.

Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest 12-month level since 2014, show Brazilian data

Amazon deforestation hits 12-year low: 3,182 sq km cleared, 61% drop vs. May 2025.

‘Their Breath Was Captured in the Tree’

A 600-year-old oak carries enslaved ancestors' breath in its wood as carbon.

Building a resilient wood-based bioeconomy in Africa - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News

600 million Africans rely on forests—can a wood-based bioeconomy boost livelihoods and sustainabilit

Amazon deforestation declines as Brazil reduces forest loss nationwide

Amazon deforestation plunged 23.5% in 2025, with Indigenous lands seeing lowest losses since 2016.

Florida’s wildlife conservation model is working — and deserves support | Column

Florida's oyster populations rebounded with science-led conservation now copied nationwide.

Amazon deforestation is falling, but progress is stalling

Brazil's deforestation hits lowest level since 2019 with 984,794 hectares cleared.

Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands—here's what's holding them back

Irish native forests now recover biodiversity, but policy locks farmers out—11.6% coverage vs 40% EU

How an activist network built pressure without political power

Activist group with no budget toppled giants—here's how RAN changed corporate power.

In Indonesia’s Lombok, fishers find food security tied to mangrove reforestation

Fishers plant mangroves to raise crabs, boosting incomes and restoring habitats in Indonesia.

Missing the forest for the trees: Conservationists emphasize the need for intact forest in coffee landscapes

Forest cover matters more: Colombian study shows 32% forest needed to sustain bird diversity.

Resisting Extractivism and Creating a New Commons

Women-led justice councils in New Delhi offer gender-based violence solutions outside patriarchal co

A blueprint for effective activism 10 years after defeating a dam in Borneo (analysis)

Indigenous coalition halted 1,200MW dam that would've flooded 400+ km² in Borneo

20,000 geo-tagged mangroves take root in Sundarbans under Green India Challenge, honoring KCR

95% of 20,000 geo-tagged mangroves survive in Sundarbans, marking a major reforestation success.

News | Supporting AFR100 by engaging with small-scale forest and farm producers | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

34 African nations unite to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.

Global mangrove forests recovering, offering hopeful sign for climate and coastal resilience | Conservation Research Institute

After 40 years, global mangroves are growing again—just 1% net loss since the 1980s.

How 'undone science' shaped Chile's glacier protection battle

Chile created its first glacier protection law after decades of regulatory blindness to mining impac

Colombia passes landmark cattle traceability law to combat illegal deforestation

Colombia's new law tackles cattle's 60M hectare deforestation footprint.

New maps chart old-growth forests across Alaska and British Columbia

40% of old-growth forests in Alaska and BC lack permanent protection, newly mapped.

In Sumatra, social forestry links conservation with livelihoods

80,000-hectare forest restored through social forestry linking livelihoods to conservation.