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TOPIC(S): Forestry,

06/14/2023 SOURCE: thetyee.ca

We Can Restore the World’s Forests | The Tyee

‘A Trillion Trees’ shows Canada has much to learn from Europe and Indigenous efforts.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Ag Africa, Smallholder Farms,

06/13/2023 SOURCE: e360.yale.edu

As Africa Loses Forest, Its Small Farmers Are Bringing Back Trees

The loss of forests across Africa has long been documented. But recent studies show that small farmers from Senegal to Ethiopia to Malawi are allowing trees to regenerate on their lands, resulting in improved crop yields, productive fruit harvests, and a boost for carbon storage.

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Topics: Forestry, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability,

Ancient Maya used sustainable farming, forestry for millennia

University of Cincinnati researchers found evidence of sustainable agriculture and forestry spanning a millennia in one ancient Mayan city.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Environment, Climate Change,

04/25/2023 SOURCE: flip.it

Protecting big trees for wildlife also benefits climate, says study

Large trees offer major solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis that are needed now. As President Biden calls for protecting mature and old growth trees on Federal lands, the study describes ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Sustainability, Ag Europe,

Experts grow trees resistant to Dutch elm disease to repopulate

Once a common sight across the English countryside, up to 100 million were wiped out in the 1960s and 1970s by Dutch elm disease, a fungus spread by beetles.

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Topics: Forestry, Environment, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

These 'supertrees' grow a climate-friendly alternative to palm oil

Terviva's Ponova is made from the pongamia tree, which is unusually resilient....

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Vertical Farming,

02/16/2023 SOURCE: siamsay.com

Olive harvesting and processing for olive oil. - Siamsay

Comment : I believe and trust that It’s indeed a process to extract the oil from the olive tree. Comment : Absolutely amazing. Imagine showing this to a farmer from 1000 years ago, they’d probably lose their minds. Comment : Amazing what these machines can achieve in a day that could take months without them!!

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Topics: Soybeans, Forestry, Agriculture Global, Economics, Brazil, Weather,

Farming Destroyed Brazil’s Rain Forests. It Could Also Save Them

A movement in Brazil is reimagining agriculture to save the industry—and the rain forest.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Conservation/Tillage,

12/29/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

Bob Dobson has planted 40,000 trees on his farm near Cobden over 51 years — and he's not done yet

Bob Dobson spends $1,500 a year on average, planting with a spade or a drill attachment on his tractor.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Agriculture Global,

12/06/2022 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

Is Agroforestry the Key to Hardier Row Crops? - Modern Farmer

The stereotypical picture of American farmland probably looks a lot like this: rolling hil...

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