One way to pre-empt and avoid deforestation is to support farmers and communities that are near to a ‘forest frontier’.
WCS knows that focusing on the forest frontier - areas at greatest threat - can significantly address drivers of deforestation. Agricultural expansion is the key driver behind deforestation, and working with people to sustainably manage lands and create opportunities that benefit forests and people is the way forward.
A new Trillion Trees study shows that prioritising the restoration of degraded forest, not just cleared lands, could help meet climate and biodiversity goals more rapidly
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Principles of Restoration Communications published with 1t.org, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, Nature4Climate and Laura de Molière PhD
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