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Latin American scientists teaming up with rural producers and Amazon river communities to enhance food production.

CIFOR-ICRAF is now a council member of the Alliance for Restoration in the Amazon. Photo: Aliança pela Restauração na Amazônia/Centro de Estudos Rioterra

Date Time Share Research exposes big differences among Amazonian countries in their rates of forest recovery as well as deforestation Bangor University Large-scale forest restoration in the Amazon is an important “nature-based solution” to climate change, a major focus of the UK-hosted UN Climate Change COP26 Conference in November. Forest recovery, the process of new forest growing on land that has previously been deforested then abandoned from agriculture, can rapidly capture large quantities of the greenhouse gas CO ­ 2 from the atmosphere. It is key to the success of global climate ...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. To Plant or Not To Plant: Weighing Methods of Forest Regeneration When should tree planting or the natural regeneration of forest be used to enjoy economic, climate and ecosystem benefits from reforestation? The role of trees in the biological functioning of many natural ecosystems cannot be overstated. A healthy forest can retain water to prevent droughts, provide food for local animal...