Angela Dewan
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To impact climate policy, researchers should think short-term, expert says
Scientists could have a greater influence over climate change policy if more research showed how communities are already adapting to…
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Romanticising Life in the Forest a Danger for REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 August, 2011)_Local communities that depend on forests for livelihoods are not always conservationists by nature, as is…
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Market Knowledge Empowers Traders in Cameroon
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 July, 2011)_In the humid forest zone of Cameroon, traders have since 1996 given valuable information to CIFOR…
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How Will the World Fund REDD+? Let me count the ways
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 July, 2011)_Last year world leaders agreed on a scheme to protect carbon-rich biodiverse forest by mobilising funds…
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A Gem in the Depths of Danau Sentarum: How orchids can inspire conservation
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 June, 2011)_Forest conservation comes with opportunity costs, both economic and social. But development and conservation are not…
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Global Biofuel Controversies Felt on the Ground in Danau Sentarum
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 June, 2011)_Developed countries’ biofuel mandates aimed at mitigating climate change have added pressure on Indonesia’s forests and…
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Big Business Welcomes Deforestation Ban
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 May, 2011)_Producers of palm oil and pulp and paper products welcomed on Friday the finalisation of a…
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REDD+ climate challenge: Confusion over who owns forested lands
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 April, 2011) _ With billions of dollars on offer for developing nations to protect their forests because…
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Biodiesel Demand Fuelled by Policy, Not Oil Prices
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=For1jPJ9PZE BOGOR, Indonesia (6 April, 2011)_World media have reported a renewed interest in biofuels as unrest in the Middle East…
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A REDD+ Deal Likely to Be Made This Week
By Angela Dewan CIFOR scientist Louis Verchot gives an update on REDD+ negotiations in Cancun. He says a REDD+ framework…
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Debunking the Myths of a REDD+ Market
By Angela Dewan A binding deal on the REDD+ scheme to conserve the world’s forests has never been so close.…
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Leaders Push for REDD+ as Countdown Begins
With one more week for the parties to agree on rolling out REDD+, influential leaders called on delegations…
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Financing REDD+: An Amazonian Task
By Angela Dewan The Amazon has long been called the lungs of the Earth. While that has become a known…
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A What-If Approach to Assessing Livelihood Impacts of REDD+
By Angela Dewan If REDD+ is agreed upon and rolled out globally, measuring its impacts on livelihoods years down the…
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COP16: A Chance for REDD+ to Shine
By Angela Dewan The 16th Conference of the Parties is certainly not the star event it was last year in…
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