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CFA Newsletter - June 2026

Papers

Forest landscape restoration governance and management in sub-Saharan Africa: what are the implications for the implementation of Forest Landscape Restoration programmes?  P.W. CHIRWA and L. MAKHUBELE

Social challenges to sustainability adoption among independent oil palm smallholders in Southeast Asia: a recent systematic review (2020–2025)  A.P. FARAH HANNANI, M. KAMALUDIN, A.A. AZLINA, H.N.A. HAMIDI and S. HASSAN

Reflection on Indonesia’s deforestation: synthesising factors from The New Order and Reformation Eras (1967–2023)  H. HIDAYAT, A. NURLIA, R. SIBURIAN, M.A. LAWASI and D. RACHMAWAN

Higher Forestry Education in Germany: students’ and graduates’ perspectives on study content, skill acquisition and career preparedness  S. LIEBAL, M.T. HAUSL, E. VIEHWEGER, F. BORN and N. WEBER

Community perceptions of FSC Certification: assessing the role of Principles 3 and 4 in forest management in Lassio Community Forest, Gabon  C. MIKOLO YOBO, E. NZENGUE, U.L. LOSSANGOYE ROJULA, J.E. OMBALA, G. OBONE NDONG, P.M. LOUNDOU, S. NGOLO MOUKAGNI and J.B. MOMBO

The politics of institutionalising multi-stakeholder platforms: power relations and actors’ interests in forest governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  C. MPOYI, A. MAINDO, V. INGRAM, B. KAKELENGWA and P. CERUTTI

Empowering Women for Inclusive and Sustainable Ocean Governance: A Case Study of Mangrove Conservation in Lamu Island, Coastal Kenya  N.J. NJOKI, R. MULWA, C.O. ODOTE S.N. CHISIKA

Moon wood – Cultural Beliefs and Scientific Scepticism: The effect of lunar cycles on plant growth and wood properties (A review) C. ROSCHAK

Lead
• Could AI unlock finance for nature restoration

Opinion Piece
• Beyond the binary

IUFRO
• Forest data

Forest Scenes
• Carbon credits are flawed
• Fire and eucalypts
• First Nations’ forest licences
• Louisianna’s costal forests
• I climbed the tallest tree
• Forest elephants
• Prof. Mohammadreza Marvie Mohadjer – a tribute

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