Forests First: Prioritizing Protection Over Restoration A recent study from Lancaster University has sparked a crucial debate in the conservation community, highlighting the importance of protecting existing forests over solely focusing on restoration efforts.
As the Amazon continues to face unprecedented threats, including the devastating 2026 El Niño, it's clear that our approach to forest conservation needs a drastic overhaul.
The research, which spanned over three million hectares in the Brazilian state of Pará, compared different approaches to protecting existing forests and restoring cleared land, revealing some surprising insights.