Sometimes planning for the future means going back to your roots. In Burkina Faso, enclosed areas of just ten square meters have rejuvenated previously denuded land.

Trees and wildlife are returning, and so is income and happiness. Is this a miracle? Nope, it’s simple (and very sustainable) technology. Watch the film.

• SMALL SOLUTIONS BRING BIG RETURNS Working towards more birds and trees in Burkina Faso
• RAIN RAIN GONE AWAY New ways of living when the big dry comes

Some of the world’s largest investment banks and agricultural commodities have declared their commitment to sustainable land use. How do they deliver on the promise?

• VIDEO WRAP How the day unfolded at GLF: The Investment Case

It happened in corridors, hallways and in formal sessions. The pressure was on. Our report from inside the annual mid-year climate talks in Bonn gives a blow by blow account of how history was made as the framework for REDD+ was finalized.

• SHOW ME THE MONEY Can investors know where their money is going? It’s tricky but not impossible says a new study.

Blessed are the forests because they bring us life itself. Development and sustained economic growth must take into account the world’s remaining forests, and the landscapes that they occupy, sustainably. 

• A TREE FOR MEN’S HEALTH Over exploitation of P. Africana means men may soon have to look elsewhere for their prostate medication a CIFOR study warns.
• A TREE NO GOOD FOR WOMEN’S WEALTH In West Kalimantan palm oil is booming, but women are losing out, a new study says.

In a two minute video, tell us why we need forests to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Click here for entry details.