It’s been a year of monumental wake-up calls to climate change, from the melting snows of Kilimanjaro to the rapid movement of people to cities, taking refuge from hostile landscapes. But, that’s putting the bad news first. We’ve also seen progress on major restoration initiatives that are reinvigorating the tree-counts of continents as well as small-scale food projects changing the food system and mindsets one free meal at a time. Here are the top ten stories from Landscape News capturing this year’s change.
White Mountain: Maasai vow to restore the lost ice cap of Mount Kilimanjaro
Global Landscapes Forum
Forests could be the most realistic defense against global warming
Ulet Ifansasti, CIFOR
Migration, environment and climate change: What’s new, and what’s true
Mohammed Muse 2017
The IPCC 1.5-degree report promises major disruptions: Forests are needed to soften the blow
Ulet Ifansasti, CIFOR
Food fighter: Chef Massimo Bottura
Angelo Dal Bo
Comparing the three peatland regions most crucial for climate change
Nanang Sujana, CIFOR
Lessons from Latin America: Using less, earning more
Icaro Cooke Vieira, CIFOR
Not for sharing? Renegotiating shea tree tenure in Burkina Faso
Ollivier Girard, CIFOR
Transforming the fashion industry to meet U.N. sustainability targets
Becca Henry via Rachel Lyra Hospodar, Flickr
Concept for proposed U.N. decade of ecosystem restoration 2021-2030
Ulet Ifansasti, CIFOR
