Can Ghana save its forests without abandoning cocoa farmers?
“We earn around $200 [€175, ed] a month, and every expense has to come out of that,” says Francis Tenor, president of the Boase Sibi cocoa cooperative in Ghana’s Eastern ...
Design in times of political and environmental urgency: when manifestos emerge in times of multiple crises
There is an image that recurs in the winning project from the Manifesto for Shared Futures course: a student standing still, motionless, in the middle of a street in Milan, whilst around him the cit...
Startup: forest restoration with Rhizocore’s RhizoPellets
“Restoring underground networks means ensuring the success of tree planting, creating ecological and economic value, and opening up new markets for our technology”, says Toby Parkes, CEO...
Forests, climate and the timber supply chain: turning a crisis into an opportunity
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Global warming may be ignored, like many governments have decided to do, but it will not stop...
Tropical Forest Forever Fund: the controversial Brazilian project at the core of COP30
It is Lula's crowning achievement, his political legacy for the Amazon: a mega forest fund, the first of its kind, superior to any previous initiative, including the REDD+ carbon credit mechanism. I...
Biodiversity loss in Latin America, the burden of international trade
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano What do a German eating his traditional sausages, a Frenchman tasting his typical cheeses and an I...
Startup, protecting forests and indigenous communities in the Andes with Acción Andina
The 7,000-kilometer-long Andes Mountains, which make up only 1% of the earth's surface, are home to a rich and diverse ecosystem. There are 15% of all plant and wildlife species, including more than...
Man and Forests: It's All a Matter of Timescale
Time, complexity, resilience. These are the three key concepts on which the health and survival of any forest ecosystem is based. Three interrelated characteristics in a tight cause-and-effect chain...
If a Tree Falls
Over the course of my life, I have encountered exceptional trees: the giant sequoias and the secular General Sherman (2200 - 2700 years old) in California, the Lebanese cedars in the Beqaa valley, t...
Energy from Biomass? Yes, but Wisely
If we look at the scenario of a zero-emission Europe in 2050, and study the various strategies to get there, forest and agricultural biomass are one of the most debated and divisive energy sour...