Carbon-focused conservation may fail to protect the most biodiverse tropical forests

Journal article / Tropical forests are central to climate change mitigation, but protecting carbon is not enough. Biodiversity needs to be included in conservation planning.

16 July 2018 / About Ecosystems, Finance and Forests

Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to vegetation

Journal article / The TOAR-Vegetation report provides recommendations to facilitate a more complete global assessment of future ozone impacts on vegetation.

28 June 2018 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Short lived climate pollutants

A small songbird hiding amongst tree branches

Protecting tropical forest carbon stocks may not prevent large-scale species loss

Feature / Tropical forests are rich in carbon and biodiversity. As the world seeks to curb climate change, will protecting tropical forests also ensure species survival?

16 July 2018 / About Ecosystems, Finance and Forests

A photo of sunlight through a forest Photo by Valeriy Andrushko on Unsplash

Towards a more-than-human approach to tree health

Other publication / This book chapter looks at what approaches are required to understand and manage trees better, with a human dimension.

25 May 2018 / About Ecosystems and Forests

Photo of a corn field - FotoArt-Treu /Pixabay

Ozone effects on crops and consideration in crop models

Journal article / This paper explains how ozone affects arable crops and how these processes can be incorporated into existing crop models.

22 June 2018 / About Food and agriculture, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Photo of Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania -Photo David Ashby (CC2.0)

REDD+, hype, hope and disappointment: The dynamics of expectations in conservation and development pilot projects

Journal article / This paper explores the dynamics of expectations in international forest conservation and development programs.

1 September 2018 / About Adaptation, Forests, Land use and Mitigation

How does carbon offsetting impact landscapes?

Past event / There are many initiatives and instruments for carbon offsetting and climate change mitigation, but how are they progressing and what impact do they have?

05 June 2018 / About Climate policy, Forests and Mitigation

Boosting the bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea region

Feature / SEI Tallinn and partners kick off a project to build bioeconomy clusters in rural areas of the region.

14 May 2018 / About Bioeconomy and Innovation

Current conservation strategies do not protect freshwater biodiversity in tropical forests

Feature / Thousands of fish and other freshwater fauna species living in small forest streams in tropical forest areas like the Amazon could be at risk.

1 December 2017