Led by the great and always enjoyable Johan Oldekop. This was a great group of co-authors dedicated to a critical topic!

And, good news, we have access to more and better social and environmental data than ever before!

These data and our framework can help build a robust evidence base of policies and processes that generate prosperous, fair, and ecologically effective forest restoration.

The framework we present advances forest transition theory by incorporating social outcomes and a wider set of ecological outcomes.

It is essential that forest #restoration works for people and the planet.

But, current theories don’t help recognize or realize sustainable forest transitions. 🌏 🌍 🌎

Our "behind the research" story: Getting carbon markets right requires understanding local impacts of global offset projects

Link: communities.springernature.com/posts/gettin...

H/t to co-authors: Yuta Masuda, @berobinson.bsky.social @jterbaugh.bsky.social lexunit.ai @nature.org 🧵 7/7

This is great, thanks for putting it together! New to Bluesky over here—could you add me to the pack?

This work is the product of a fantastic research team, including @harpactes.bsky.social, @berobinson.bsky.social, @teevrat.bsky.social, and many others not (yet!) on this site. Also, it wouldn't have been possible without support from @nature.org and @bezosearthfund.bsky.social!

There is so much more to do to better understand #NaturalClimateSolution and co-impacts! This piece provides an example of how large language models and machine learning can help us better understand pre-existing evidence. It also highlights where and what research on co-impacts is needed.

Similarly, certain co-impacts have much more research than others. Environmental and biodiversity outcomes, as well as economic outcomes, tend to be better studied. Meanwhile, human health, education, and cultural/spiritual benefits have comparatively little evidence.

Some #NaturalClimateSolution pathways have more evidence across all co-impact types, while others demonstrate very little. For example, forest-related pathways are very well studied. Meanwhile, coastal- and wetland-related pathways are not.

We screened ~2 M articles and assessed >250 K to map the evidence on #NaturalClimateSoltuions and co-impacts, like economic outcomes, biodiversity, and human health.

We track this evidence over time and space, allowing us to assess it for different co-impacts over time and across countries.