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!
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.
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.
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?
