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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, Restoration

Restoring Degraded Land To Benefit People and Planet

WRI’s Global Restoration Initiative aims to restore degraded landscapes and forests worldwide, together with governments and international partners.

Source: World Resources Institute

Amazing facts, Kids, Urban green

How trees talk

The other www is the Wood Wide Web – a network of trees and fungi that connects entire florests, allowing them to share food, resources and information.

Source: BBC News’ YouTube channel

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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Amazing facts, Natural regeneration

Tony Rinaudo

Principal Advisor Natural Resources at World Vision Australia

The father of one of the most impactful reforestation techniques shares his decade-long experience on how to get farmer communities to succcessfully regrow – not plant – millions of trees.

Restoration

Chris Reij

Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute

Lessons from a top expert with several decades of experience on land restoration, in Africa and elsewhere, and a system-wide perspective on the topic.

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?