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At dawn in Joivi Village on the Managalas Plateau, a small silver object drew a crowd. A team from the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) had hauled a stovetop espresso maker up from the lowland town of Popondetta...

Ethiopia has officially launched its National Agroforestry Development Strategy 2026–2035, marking a transition from years of policy development to nationwide implementation. The launch was held on 29 December 2025 in Addis Ababa, bringing together government...

“Biodiversity doesn’t vote. Biodiversity is not what wins elections,” said Paul Smith, Secretary-General of Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), at a recent webinar on Choosing between native and introduced tree species during tree planting...

As Indonesia navigates rising demands for food, energy and climate mitigation, a strategic question sits at the centre of national development debates: how can growth continue without converting more natural forests?
A recent perspective published in the Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science offers a clear, compelling and science-based response. The answer, the authors argue, lies not in further forest conversion, but in harnessing and making productive use...