Forest Restoration Solutions News

Tree growing has become one of the most widely promoted responses to climate change and ecosystem degradation, with governments, companies and nonprofits pledging to restore hundreds of millions of hectares of forests worldwide. But restoring ecosystems is far more complex than putting seedlings in the ground. This Special examines what it takes to rebuild forest ecosystems in ways that benefit climate, wildlife and people. Join Mongabay journalists as they dig into the science, practices, policies and institutions shaping global restoration efforts to unearth how tree-planting pledges are measured, how restoration projects affect biodiversity and livelihoods, and why some initiatives succeed while others fall short.

How intermediaries are reshaping mangrove restoration

Measuring biodiversity in a world of tree-planting pledges

Project sees long-term success restoring forests in the high Andes: Study

New directory helps donors navigate the complex world of global reforestation

New study pinpoints tree-planting hotspots for climate and biodiversity gains

From deforestation to renewal: Why reforestation isn’t just about trees

After controversy, Plant-for-the-Planet focuses on the trees

Diverse forests and forest rewilding offer resilience against climate change

Forest restoration is booming but biodiversity isn’t

Agroforestry stores less carbon than reforestation, but has many other benefits, study finds

To benefit biodiversity & climate, restoring lost forests works best: Study

An Ecuadorian hotspot shows how forests can claw back from destruction

Study looks for success factors in African projects that heal land and help people

Across reforestation organizations, best practices claims abound, but details are scarce

Why the Maxakali people are calling on their spirits to recover the Atlantic Forest

Forest restoration can fare better with human helping hand, study shows

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