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07/04/2026

NEWS STORY ⎮

Research by Focali member Agnes Pranindita, defended, at the Stockholm Resilience Centre her PhD thesis “Moisture recycling in forest-agricultural systems: An interdisciplinary view within and across scales” that highlights how moisture recycling, the movement of evaporated through the atmosphere before falling again as precipitation, connects , , and human livelihoods across regions and sectors.

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25/01/2026

If an okari nut falls in the forest, you’re definitely going to hear it.   The oval crimson husk — larger than an adult’s palm — drops by the hundreds from the 30-metre canopy of the okari tree (Terminalia kaernbachii) between May...

16/01/2026

Biodiversity loss ranks as the 2nd most severe global risk over the next decade.

The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2026 places biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as the second highest-ranked long-term risk, just behind extreme weather events.

The top three 10-year risks are all environmental:
🌍 Extreme weather events
🌿 Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse
🔄 Critical change to Earth systems

Since the launch of the IPBES Global Assessment in 2019, environmental and climate risks have consistently been highly ranked.

All of this underscores what science has been telling us: the nature crisis and climate crisis are deeply interconnected and must be addressed together.

Notably, while short-term concerns focus on geopolitical and societal challenges, the long-term outlook shows environmental risks dominating. This is a clear signal that transformative change on nature cannot wait.

18/12/2025

06/12/2025

📢 The new “Inclusive Conversations” report from SwedBio, Focali, SGI Office for UN Affairs and Climate and Development Knowledge Network reveals that embedding in biodiversity and climate strategies goes beyond consultations. It means reshaping governance, accountability and power. 🌱

The dialogue process noted that many national frameworks still lack mechanisms to monitor rights holders’ participation.

📄 Read the full report and consider how your work might strengthen representation, transparency and justice.
https://www.besnet.world/advancing-a-human-rights-based-approach-to-biodiversity-and-climate-action-launch-of-the-inclusive-conversations-report/

06/12/2025

📢 WEBINAR: Beyond Belém – Hope and Action for Forests, Climate and Livelihoods

⏰ 16 December, 13.00-14.15 CET
💻 Online, via Zoom
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🌎 Join us for a stock take on what happened in Belém the first climate in the and discuss what implications the outcomes may have for , and moving forward. This webinar will focus on COP30 outcomes and side-initatives related to safeguarding of tropical forests and the role and inclusion of forest communities and Indigenous Peoples as allies to steward, restore and protect forests for local and global benefits.

We will hear from s who participated in Belém and key actors in these topics who will share reflections and discuss questions as:

❓ What were hot topics and wins for forests and livelihoods at COP30 in the Amazon?
❓ What should stay on our radar beyond Belém?
❓ Where can we draw hope from what happened at COP30 and in Belém more broadly and why?

✨ The webinar will be moderated by Toby Gardner and is arranged by the Focali research network in collaboration with our close partners and friends SIANI - Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative, SEI – Stockholm Environment Institute, Trase - Intelligence for sustainable trade and Raoul Wallenberg Institute

https://www.focali.se/events/beyond-belm-hope-and-action-for-forests-climate-and-livelihoods

Join us for a stock take on what happened in Belém the first Climate COP30 in the Amazon and discuss what implications the outcomes may have for forests, climate and livelihoods moving forward. This post-COP30 webinar will focus on COP30 outcomes and side-initatives related to safeguarding

28/11/2025

📢 Save the date!

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 Opening Ceremony

🗓️ 2 December 2025
🕧 12:30 CET
📲 https://www.fao.org/webcast/detail/iyrp-2026-opening-ceremony/en

25/11/2025

Svenskarnas fikakultur har ett pris. En ny rapport från Chalmers och Världsnaturfonden visar att Sverige sticker ut när det gäller påverkan av skövlingen av Amazonas.

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24/11/2025

s Martin Persson and Chandrakant Singh at Chalmers University of Technology co-authors of this report

Kan du tänka dig att sluta dricka kaffe för att rädda regnskogen?

Många känner till att köttproduktion och sojaodling driver på avskogningen i Amazonas. Men av de varor som Sverige importerar är det numera kaffe som bidrar mest.

2022 uppskattas svenskarnas kaffekonsumtion ha bidragit till att 331 hektar regnskog avverkades – motsvarande cirka 463 fotbollsplaner. För nötkött är siffran 236 hektar. Det visar en rapport från Världsnaturfonden och forskare vid Chalmers.

– Globalt sett har det varit mycket fokus på sojaproduktionens och boskapsuppfödningens inverkan på avskogningen, så konsumtionen av kaffe kanske har flugit lite under radarn, säger Martin Persson, biträdande professor på Chalmers och en av rapportens författare.

Mellan 2018 och 2022 förlorade Amazonas omkring 8,6 miljoner hektar regnskog – en yta större än Österrike. Författarna hoppas att rapporten, som kopplar samman avskogningen med både lokal och global handel, ska ge stöd till aktörer som vill bromsa utvecklingen och tydliggöra att olika varor kräver olika lösningar.

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21/11/2025

20/11/2025

En ny studie från Chalmers visar hur svenskarnas kaffedrickande numera spelar en allt större roll för Amazonas avskogning än vårt köttätande.

Så hur ska du tänka kring kaffedrickande? Se länk i kommentarerna👇