forests | China Dialogue https://chinadialogue.net/en/tag/forests/ China and the Environment Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:48:31 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://cdn.chinadialogue.net/content/uploads/2020/06/19102132/Colour.svg forests | China Dialogue https://chinadialogue.net/en/tag/forests/ 32 32 How fig trees could revolutionise reforestation and tourism in Borneo https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/borneo-fig-trees-reforestation-wildlife-tourism/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:45:19 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=118149 NGOs in the Malaysian state of Sabah want oil palm companies and other land managers to plant Ficus species to increase habitat for threatened wildlife

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]]> Dangerous work and low salaries drive foresters in the Philippines away https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/dangerous-work-and-low-salaries-drive-foresters-in-the-philippines-away/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:01:30 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=114459 One of the most dangerous countries for environmental defenders, the Philippines is seeing a concerning fall in interest for forestry training

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]]> Kenya’s agroforestry in the spotlight https://chinadialogue.net/en/food/kenya-shamba-agroforestry-in-the-spotlight/ Wed, 10 May 2023 14:43:19 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=102930 Government’s suggestion to ease regulations on crop growing in forests re-opens debate on shamba system

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]]> Saving Africa’s miombo woodlands https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/saving-africas-miombo-forest/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:09:43 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=100541 Nine countries are trying to halt damage to the vast but shrinking miombo biome, and save the Zambezi Basin

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]]> Ghana’s tree-planting drive and the biodiversity question https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/ghanas-tree-planting-drive-and-the-biodiversity-question/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:31:38 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=97201 The West African country is meeting its targets in large part by planting exotic species

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]]> Saving Kenya’s Oloolua Forest https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/saving-kenyas-oloolua-forest/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:58:23 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=96326 The first instalment of this two-part series on just transitions visits Nairobi’s Oloolua Forest to find out how a railway project has impacted communities

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]]> Indonesia’s new climate plan: Slow progress but change imminent https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/indonesias-new-climate-plan-slow-progress-but-change-imminent/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:20:33 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=93466 The improved national targets are still a long way from a 1.5C pathway finds Caroline Bulolo

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]]> A mission to conserve forest canopies https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/a-mission-to-conserve-forest-canopies/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:27:45 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=90023 The uppermost layer of a forest plays many critical roles, including guarding against climate change. Saving them is imperative, says a biologist on an ambitious quest to reveal and protect canopies

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]]> Offsets aflame: The risk of wildfires to tree-planting carbon credits https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/offsets-aflame-the-risk-of-wildfires-to-tree-planting-carbon-credits/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:55:46 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=88080 Recent fires at reforestation projects raise the question, can the carbon-capture claims of a booming offset industry hold up?

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]]> Nature an underrated ally against flood and drought https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/nature-an-underrated-ally-against-flood-and-drought/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:26:37 +0000 https://chinadialogue.net/?p=87532 More attention is needed on the value of forests in managing water resources to shield against the worst impacts of climate change, writes Claudia Melim-McLeod

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