20 October 2026 The overlooked crisis: deforestation in Myanmar Amid the civil war, other crises in Myanmar are easily overlooked. For example, the ongoing devastation of its forests. Now, a nationwide CDE study reveals where deforestation has occurred and, for the first time, maps forest degradation across the country between 2000 and 2023. There is more at stake than the conservation of forests. Learn more
7 October 2026 The jobs are there. Why aren’t local workers being hired? Laos has promoted international commercial agricultural investments as a promising way of creating jobs in rural areas. But these opportunities haven’t materialized as anticipated. A CDE study asks why – and investigates how to minimize the gap between investor and worker expectations. Read the story
28 July 2026 “Restoring land means restoring hope – by putting people at the centre” Land degradation is often described using data, maps, and global indicators. Ahead of UNCCD COP17, happening in August 2026, Ingrid Teich, CDE/WOCAT scientist and international expert on land degradation neutrality, explains why it’s so important to communicate clearly what land degradation means for people and their lives. Read the interview
13 July 2026 How can we make Bern’s surrounding landscapes fit for climate change? What will the landscapes around Bern look like in 2060 if climate change pushes the local annual average temperature up by 2.3 °C? As part of the WSL project “KLANG”, Elena Siegrist co-developed various future scenarios. In this contribution, she takes you on a walk through Bolligen in the year 2060. Come along on the walk (in German)
