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Forests are some of the planet's most critical ecosystems, acting as carbon sinks, biomass factories and homes to rich biodiversity. SEI research looks at the impacts of land-use change and how to combine forest protection with the growing demand for land, food, energy and green space.
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Other publication / SEI's contribution to Living Planet Report 2018 looks at new frontiers in data integration to reveal links along the whole food supply chain.
SEI brief / The growing gap between supply and demand for charcoal in Kenya will only expand unless action is taken. This brief discusses routes ahead.
Feature / Climate and biodiversity scientist Professor Camille Parmesan gave the 2018 Gordon Goodman Memorial Lecture. Read more and watch highlights from the lecture.
Journal article / Secondary forests can be vital to conserve biodiversity and trap carbon, but are still no substitute for undisturbed primary forest.
Press release / A new study reveals that untouched, primary forests are the ecological gold standard, but regrowing tropical forests are key to biodiversity and carbon storage.
Feature / Secondary forest can never substitute undisturbed primary forest, but it can still be effective in protecting biodiversity and sequestering carbon.
Journal article / The review aims to clarify how biodiversity is affected by prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forests.
Feature / There is a lack of transparency in global supply chains. The Trase initiative is changing the game of transparency and sustainability governance.
Journal article / This paper finds that current woodfuel demand may contribute to moderate levels of degradation, but it is not as severe as is typically portrayed.
