What is the importance of forest ecosystems? How big is the issue with forest degradation? Which solutions exist and are being applied today?
Our selection of videos, interviews and short explainers, brings you the answers to these and other questions! This information can be used and shared freely.
Videos
A super selection of fun and interesting videos, for children and adults alike! Discover more about trees, life in forests around the world, and how we can make it better!
This short animation shows, in a simple way, how agroforestry is a desirable alternative to intensive monocultures. By combining agriculture and forestry, with the right omix of species and practices, it is possible to protect soil quality and create additional productivity and benefits for the ecosystem and people.
This interesting TED talk presents eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma, who – as a profession – grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of native species in urban areas. He describes how to grow a 100-year-old forest in just 10 years, by engineering soil, microbes and biomass to kickstart natural growth processes.
Great insights in an accessible language. Read our interviews with experts and practitioners in restoration and the integration of trees in our cities.
Robin Chazdon and Sarah Wilson are two researchers with a long experience in ecological restoration and conservation. Their work links academia and practice across a wide range of ecosystems and human systems, keeping an holistic perspective on different approaches, opportunities and issues.
When green areas are seen as a added value: the perspective from a real estate manager on the integration of green areas with a long-term horizon in a large property in a prime location in Zurich.
Quick Guides
Short explainers for key concepts. Information from specialist sources, adapted for a non-specialist audience, with text, images and videos.
Around the world, many initiatives and organisations are working to restore forest ecosystems and their functions, while ensuring a sustainable use by people. Corresponding to the global dimension of this issue, the commitments for planting or restoring are bigger than ever before.
Who is carrying this work and which challenges are there?
The amount and type of forest cover has changed over time, both for natural and man-made reasons.
In which way are people affecting forest ecosystems and are there any signs of recovery?
