OUR forests play a vital role in feeding the world. From wild foods to fresh water, from shelter to energy, forests sustain ...

Because of their importance to life on Earth, forests have gained the nickname "lungs of the planet" for their role in ...

In times of food shortages and economic, social and political upheavals, income and wild foods from forests provide a safety net. Forested watersheds provide freshwater to more than 85 per cent of ...

This is even more so during times of crisis, when forests serve as an emergency food security net. Agroforestry — incorporating trees into farming — can improve ecosystem, increase crop resilience, ...

We must urgently address the question of how we can ensure food security for all, while protecting the forests that are so fundamental to our agrifood systems.

This is even more so during times of crisis when forests serve as an emergency food security net. Agroforestry—incorporating trees into farming—can improve the ecosystem, increase crop ...