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Tropical Forest Forever Fund: the controversial Brazilian project at the core of COP30

by Emanuele Bompan 10 NOV 2025 16:30

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

by Matías Mastrángelo 04 FEB 2025 10:30

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

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 05 JUN 2024 12:00

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

by Giorgia Marino 14 NOV 2023 08:44

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

by Emanuele Bompan 14 NOV 2023 08:20

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

by Ferdinando Cotugno 14 NOV 2023 08:10

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...