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Weak vs. Strong Sustainable Forest Management

Where to draw the line? The debate goes on. What is sustainable and what is unsustainable forest management practice? It already starts with the definition of sustainability which has various concepts and is still in progress. As an introduction to this...

April 27, 2018

Transparent and successful communication about your forest project

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Transparent and successful communication about your forest project

Greater disclosure + more clarity + more accuracy = More transparency More transparency = more trustworthiness + better relations with your stakeholders = More success! That’s the simple formula. But what does it mean for an organization to be more transparent and how to...

March 22, 2018

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A Map is Worth a Thousand Words

How interactive web maps revolutionize the communication for landscape reforestation projects. My experience is, that it is difficult to describe a reforestation project towards an external, e.g. an investor, in a way that he gets a clear and complete project...

October 19, 2017

Automated tree detection through Drone Mapping

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Automated tree detection through Drone Mapping

Forest inventory information is very important, especially during the first months and years after the plantation establishment. Having information about the mortality and growth dynamics of the plantation supports improved decision-making related to replanting, soil improvement, and early thinning activities....

April 17, 2017

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Ethics of storytelling

Photo credit Discussing storytelling from a methodological point of view is not sufficient. The ethics of storytelling are also fundamental. Especially when disclosing information about individuals, storytelling gets personal and potentially sensitive. An explicit consent by the person whose story...

March 25, 2017

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Active storytelling

If you are in the process of actively telling or writing a story, every element needs to support the storyline like an invisible rope that links all elements of your story into a logical sequence. If you are in the...

March 19, 2017

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Public organization perception

Good work and good communication will lead to a good reputation, close relations and successful business. What determines how other organizations, partners and potential customers and supporters perceive your organization? Any activity whether it is inside your organization and project,...

March 18, 2017

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Person > product > organization

In the first version of this blog post, we selected Steve Jobs as an example of how a person is standing for a product and organization. However, we decided this is not the best example in relation to conservation and...

March 15, 2017

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Building relationships

Oldest friends are often also your best friends. Building up stable and rewarding relationships takes time and effort! Do not underestimate the time it takes to build a strong relationship. According to Daniel Priestley, it takes a minimum of 7...

March 14, 2017

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Cultural and social identification

A story, especially a story of change, will only be listened to if you are able to link up to the cultural identity of this group you are communicating with. Imagine, you have been tasked to raise impact investments to...

March 13, 2017

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Category: Articles

Weak vs. Strong Sustainable Forest Management

Transparent and successful communication about your forest project

A Map is Worth a Thousand Words

Automated tree detection through Drone Mapping

Ethics of storytelling

Active storytelling

Public organization perception

Person > product > organization

Building relationships

Cultural and social identification

What is a Miyawaki forest: meaning, method, pros and cons

Human-Wildlife Conflict: why it’s rising, and what’s actually working

Is Climate Change for Real? See What 75 Years of Climate Data Show

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