Happy to share a new article led by Lorenz Schimetka in Restoration Ecology on understanding costs and benefits of forest restoration in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. The article is open access, you can find it here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re…
Forest & Nature Conservation Policy, Wageningen UR Wageningen U&R

Is the restoration of the 🇧🇷 Atlantic Forest economically viable? Turns out we just don't have enough empirical evidence on it, which can have negative implications for policy and mobilization of private investments. New paper by Lorenz Schimetka et al.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re…

The implementation of the #EUDR comes with many challenges. A new report by researchers from Universität Münster highlights that stakeholders in the #Mercosur are concerned about the lack of technological guidance to respond to the EUDR requirements. apdbrasil.de/wp-content/upl…

💡How can the finance sector address immediate nature finance needs while driving long-term transformations?

🗓️Join our webinar on April 26th, 11:00-12:00 CEST to explore strategies with experts.

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Congrats to our FNP colleague Cathrien de Pater, who defended her PhD thesis last week! According to her supervisor Bas Verschuuren her work 'is making waves that will have significant ripple effects across disciplines such as forestry, religious studies and conservation science!'

In an interview to The National, Prof Georg Winkel emphasized that “Policies tackling harmful investments and trade, and consumers that are sensitive to environmental issues, will play a key role' to halt tropical deforestation. Full article 👇

thenationalnews.com/climate/2024/0…

Agroforestry is not just a matter of adding trees to farms. To realize its potential, practitioners need to understand its principles.

This is a guide to #agroforestry principles & concepts – and how to use them effectively.

Read🔗 :bit.ly/3BJ3oZn

#Trees4Resilience

New on Our World in Data by Hannah Ritchie: How effective are policies in reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture?

ourworldindata.org/effective-poli…

Download a free Food and Agriculture Organization report for a region-by-region snapshot of the state of urban forestry today.

Urban forests: a global perspective

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#GreenCities

Interesting Job Opportunity with World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya:

jobs.cimonline.de/index.php?ac=j…

In cooperation with the Economics of Land Degradation Initiative (ELD) / GIZ

Yesterday, we welcomed some of our partners in the wildE project from the Ruhrgebiet study case to discuss ongoing collaborations and to plan ahead the next steps. #rewilding #climatesmart

Brilliant set of talks today discussing the leackage effects of the #EU #Biodiversity Strategy at #IFPM5 University of Helsinki! Common thread: bold 🎯 for strict protection & PAs expansion= lower🪵 production >>⬆️ imports from outside of 🇪🇺 where env rules & enforcement are less strict

Great discussion today at #IFPM5 University of Helsinki on the ambitions & impacts of #EU #Forest Strategy with Georg Winkel Forest & Nature Conservation Policy, Wageningen UR, @nikulajussi of WWF 🇫🇮 Karoliina Niemi of Finish Forest Industries and @Mythenus from EU Environment. Much contention on defining & protecting #OldGrowthForests

Our Chair Prof. Georg Winkel opens the 2nd day of the #IFPM5 conference University of Helsinki with a keynote lecture on the #EU #Forest Strategy, its ambitions & policy implications. The lecture is followed by a panel discussion with Jussi Nikula Karoliina Niemi & @Mythenus of EU Environment

Full house for the Forest Anthropology session organised by Agata A. Konczal of Forest & Nature Conservation Policy, Wageningen UR & Jodie Asselin of ULethbridge at #IFPM5 . Topics: #Forest #frontiers , unpacking the power and #EnvironmentalJustice issues related to they way forests are governed in #Europe . A thread 1/

📢 Some of our #FNP colleagues are attending and presenting work these days at the 5th International Forest Policy Meeting #IFPM5 hosted by the University of Helsinki. Check this space, we'll be posting updates throughout the week.
More details on the programme 👇 helsinki.fi/en/conferences…

Multipurpose, standardized approach to measure #cocoa household income and interventions to close #livingincome gaps Wageningen U&R GIZ World Cocoa Foundation FiBL Anna Laven International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) linkedin.com/posts/valerie-…

Our FNP colleague Arjen Buijs gave an interview to EenVandaag about the dangers that recreationists can pose to biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Netherlands. Check it out (in Dutch only) 👇 eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/recreante…

Deadline for submitting paper, poster and session abstracts for the Wageningen Center of Sustainability Governance #Conference #Governing #SustainabilityTransformations 16-17 October 2024 @WUR is now extended to 15 April ! tiny.cc/wcsg2024