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UN report: Countries need to restore land area larger than China to avert dangerous warming
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UN report: Countries need to restore land area larger than China to avert dangerous warming

Countries need to fulfill their commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030 to avert dangerous climate change, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization.

'Forest gardens’ show how Native land stewardship can outdo nature

'Forest gardens’ show how Native land stewardship can outdo nature

Patches of forest cleared and tended by Indigenous communities but lost to time still show more food bounty for humans and animals than surrounding forests.
New research: Reclamation of abandoned oil and gas wells, mine sites could create thousands of jobs

New research: Reclamation of abandoned oil and gas wells, mine sites could create thousands of jobs

A regional think tank says damaged mine lands and leaking gas wells that threaten public health and safety could become job generators.
How activists saved Pittsburgh's Hays Woods

How activists saved Pittsburgh's Hays Woods

The city acquired the 600-plus acres of Hays Woods, once used for mining and munitions, in 2016, but the work of restoring the land has only just begun.
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Land restoration makes progress in Ethiopia

Efforts are underway to restore what experts say is one of the more severely deforested and degraded regions in the country.

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