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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!
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Ecosystem services, Mangroves, Restoration

Nna Saama Mankolou – Mangroves for our future

Bringing back the mangroves in Gambia: this video gives a clear picture of how important mangroves were to this Gambian community and how they are trying to recover them in a true grassroots effort that also includes bee-keeping, education and different measures to improve living standards and socio-economic opportunities. This effort is coordinated by the Sankandi Youth Development Association – SYDA, a Gambian community group and our platform member.

Source: Facebook page of SYDA

Ecosystem services, Restoration

Selah: Water from Stone

A fascinating example of landscape restoration. Almost 50 years ago, David Bamberger used his fortune to purchase 5,500 acres of overgrazed land in the Texas Hill Country. Planting grasses to soak in rains and fill hillside aquifers, Bamberger devoted the rest of his life to restoring the degraded landscape. Today, the land has been restored to its original habitat and boasts enormous biodiversity.

Source: Fin&Fur Films

Voices

Great insights in an accessible language.
Read our interviews with experts and practitioners in restoration and the integration of trees in our cities.
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Restoration

Alex Rübel

Former Director of Zurich Zoo

Learnings from the Zoo’s experience with reforestation efforts and community involvement in Madagascar.

Urban green

Heinz Vögeli – EPI

Head of Real Estate – Swiss EPI

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.
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Ecosystem services

Deforestation: the issue and the causes

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?

Ecosystem services

Initiatives and organisations in action

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?

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