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US Communities Reduce Risks of Wildfires by Improving Forest Health

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March 2, 2026

Ethiopia’s Federal Government Finances Large-Scale Nature Restoration

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February 10, 2026

Utah Pioneers a New Model for Wildfire Resilience

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January 12, 2026

Land Restoration From Planting to Proof: A Guide to Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification

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December 15, 2025

How Green Jobs in Dire Dawa Benefit Women and the Environment

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June 24, 2025

Protecting Naturally Regrowing Forests Is a Crucial — and Overlooked — Climate Solution

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May 2, 2025

Grasslands Are Some of Earth’s Most Underrated Ecosystems

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March 12, 2025

3 African Cities Restore Nature to Revitalize Their Rivers

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February 28, 2025

STATEMENT: Resumed COP16 Talks Conclude with a Strategy to Boost Biodiversity Finance

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February 19, 2025

In Sub-Saharan Africa, Nature-Based Solutions Take Root

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May 16, 2024

The Restoration Launchpad: A Step-by-Step Guide for Restoration Planners and Practitioners

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April 9, 2024

Using Nature-based Solutions to Increase Resilience to Extreme Climate Events in Central America’s Atlantic Region

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March 19, 2024

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February 13, 2024

Jakarta Creates 50+ New Parks to Boost Climate Resilience

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January 10, 2024

RELEASE: Landscape Restoration Champions Across Africa Receive USD 17.8 Million in Financing from TerraFund for AFR100

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July 20, 2023

How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore

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July 20, 2023

The Global Land Squeeze: Managing the Growing Competition for Land

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June 2, 2023

Kochi, India Adopts Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience

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April 14, 2023

Restoring Degraded Forests Could Bring Back Lost Rainfall, Cooler Temperatures

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Guidance on Voluntary Use of Nature-based Solution Carbon Credits Through 2040

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