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Instead of planting trees, give forests back to people. theverge.com/2023/2/10/2359…

GOOD NEWS! US pledges Amazon Fund donation, renewing hope for the rainforest news.mongabay.com/2023/02/us-ple… via @Mongabay

How can we promote socially sustainable ecosystem restoration? Below some guidelines for #reforestation that maximize: 📌 carbon sequestration 📌 #biodiversity recovery 📌 livelihood benefits. Thanks to Marlene Elias at al. UN Biodiversity ipbes

A new decree intends to protect all of Brazil’s biomes and promote sustainable development in arguably one of the country’s most ambitious environmental policies to date. news.mongabay.com/2023/02/lula-w…

The $20m flip: The story of the largest land grab in the Brazilian Amazon news.mongabay.com/2023/02/the-20… via Mongabay

Go Tanisha!! Tanisha Williams: Botanist And Founder of Black Botanists Week pbs.org/wnet/nature/bl… via Nature

Hot off the press! Beyond ecology: ecosystem restoration as a process for social-ecologic... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Lauded as Green Model, Costa Rica Faces Unrest in Its Forests e360.yale.edu/features/costa… via Yale Environment 360

TIST Nurseries are founded & run by farmers themselves, sometimes as a Small Group or Cluster effort between members who share the workload. A number of these nurseries have become successful businesses for farmers & they continue producing seedlings to distribute in their area.

Here is a podcast you will enjoy if you think about how to restore ecosystems for people and nature. open.spotify.com/episode/1K9Dha… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

What is quality restoration? youtu.be/zbeNyN-GNjs via YouTube

Congratulations to Iris Hordijk + colleagues for this new global forest analysis. Forest plots across the world show that evenness mediates the global relationship between productivity and richness. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/T6WQXNRE…

They survive hurricanes, but people are a greater threat. Can we save them?

An in-depth article about the challenges of restoring forests in the Brazilian Amazon. reuters.com/investigates/s…

Hummingbirds may seem noble hovering fairies that trade pollination services for nectar, but more than 20 times, short-billed species evolved long toenails to cling to feed or pierce flowers to steal nectar, while long-billed species must hover to feed. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…

Extremely enjoyable and fruitful work with Robert Colwell, @tf_rangel, @Euastrum, Gregor Yanega, and Diego Sustaita! Stayed tuned for the typeset version which will be fully open access! In the meantime feel free to access this unformatted version here: robertkcolwell.org/media_files/48…

New Trees Are No Substitute for Old Trees politi.co/3X7vaI4 via POLITICO

As Africa Loses Forest, Its Small Farmers Are Bringing Back Trees e360.yale.edu/features/afric… via Yale Environment 360

📢Hot off the press! Capacity, Knowledge and Learning Action Plan for the UN Decade on #EcosystemRestoration Download a new roadmap to help educate & empower all those who can play a part in restoring ecosystems! 👉bit.ly/3Ogy8XI #GenerationRestoration #FLRM UN Environment Programme

🧵Yasuní is a biodiverse & cultural treasure in the Ecuadorian Amazon that we must protect for the future of our planet. August 20 will mark a historic moment for #ClimateJustice & the end of fossil fuels. Ecuadorians will vote to keep the oil in the soil! sialyasuni.com/en/home/