Large‐scale tree planting on global rangelands is promoted as a natural climate solution
(NCS), but there is little scientific evidence to support this narrative. The presumed benefits …

Grasslands are contested ecosystems due to our scant understanding of their ecological
and socioeconomic roles and also due to the ambiguity in understanding what exactly …

Forest landscape restoration has emerged as a key strategy to sequester atmospheric
carbon and conserve biodiversity while providing livelihood co-benefits for indigenous …

The protection, restoration, management, and sustainable use of natural and modified
ecosystems to address climate change mitigation have received much global attention in …

Emerging global production networks innovate the modes of supplying restoration products
and services to reverse degraded ecosystems globally. Yet, savanna restoration …

The announcement of India's 2070 net-zero target has demonstrated the power of a credible
policy signal and changed the course of India's climate debate. While the Government of …

As global tree‐growing efforts have escalated in the past decade, copious failures and
unintended consequences have prompted many reforestation best practices guidelines. The …

Large-scale tree planting has been advocated for decades in many countries as a cost-
effective strategy to mitigate carbon, rejuvenate degraded landscapes, and support local …

Increasing urbanisation acts as a contributor to deforestation. Afforestation schemes are one
of the preferred approaches to the recovery of forest cover. However, the relationship …

India is on track to meet the Bonn Challenge pledge by showcasing its ambitious
compensatory afforestation programme. But a question remains regarding the extent to …