Tree-planting schemes are common these days, but natural regeneration — allowing forests to reestablish themselves — is increasingly being recognized as a more cost-effective strategy for meeting ambitious forest restoration targets, Mike G. reports: bit.ly/2YY5ymP

Sobering findings in this new report: Of the 40 indicators assessed, NONE are on track to reach 2030 targets.

One of the many important issues to discuss in the upcoming #COP26 #envs5000

"If we’re going to have a global reforestation program, in which we plant a trillion trees... the most sensible way of doing it is not to go...and plant everywhere, but to stand back as much as we can and let nature do it."--Fred Pearce Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2021/11/cop26-… #envs5000

Today is the last day of #COP26. Negotiators are still working to finalize the summit agreement. Live updates here: nytimes.com/live/2021/11/1… #envs5000

Excited to share this intro to decision science for conservation practitioners! ”Applying decision science does not have to be complex or time consuming; rather, it begins with knowing how to think through the components of a decision…” #sdmCoP⁩ conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Massive camera trap study shows conservation efforts ‘are working’ on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula bit.ly/31VVKLB

The largest and most accurate set of simulations done to date project dramatic crop productivity declines for low-latitude staples like corn in the next 10 years & through 2100, Dr Claire Asher 🐀 reports: news.mongabay.com/2021/12/climat…

Global ecosystem restoration progress: How and who’s tracking it? bit.ly/3eRzNAv

A new model from Stanford University biologists shows riparian #reforestation along riverbanks would lead to large benefits for rivers and all who depend on them in Costa Rica. Stanford Woods Institute Read more: stanford.io/3Dg1z7l

Scaling tree cover restoration that prioritizes smallholder rights and benefits should be a central concern for those interested in NCS/NBS. Read why in our recent article. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Food plays a key role in most environmental problems: 🌡 26% of greenhouse gas emissions 🌿 Half of habitable land used for farming 💦 70% global freshwater withdrawals 🌊 78% eutrophication 🐄 94% of mammal biomass (excl. humans) is livestock 🐓 71% of bird biomass is poultry

Thanks KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM for having me on your show this morning! Great to see our local Colorado news discussing the important issue of FLW CUBoulderENVS CIRES Center for Social and Environmental Futures

it’s that time of year again where folks are applying to grad school and the #nsfgrfp!! i have a lots of resources on my website cesaroestien.com/resources for both, including a paper i wrote with some great folks all on applying to grad school :) doi.org/10.1002/bes2.2…

🌳Join our Applied Tropical Tree Conservation Field Course! 🌳We’re excited to offer 8 fully funded scholarships exclusively for Central American students. Don’t miss out - apply before September 30. Access the full learning curriculum at the link in bio.

Milestone Alert: Our restoration team planted 100,000 trees to safeguard Costa Rica's biodiversity. Grateful to staff, landowners, volunteers, and donors. Special thanks to NMBCA, One Tree Planted, @icfcanada, onesmallplanet, @bobolinkfdn, and Fondation Franklinia for support.

CUBoulderENVS is hiring in pollution & human health, with an emphasis on underserved & disproportionately impacted communities. Primary expertise in a natural science or environmental engineering field, deadline March 1. Come join us! jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail…

Our paper that came out yesterday found that #forest cover and connectivity increased both inside and outside of protected areas in the region of Costa Rica where I lived for 4 years! Kudos to collaborators POC of Broken Link hijacked by Yash Rajeshire & Osa Conservation mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/6… Remote Sensing MDPI

Excited to be sharing some of our work from collaborations with Nature Conservancy NY with support from CUBoulderENVS and Human Dimensions of NR