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Mining in the Congo rainforest causes more deforestation than previously assumed
A new study published in Nature Sustainability sheds light on the far-reaching impact of mining beyond the excavation site. Conducted…
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Three areas to focus on to make REDD+ work
REDD+ might not have figured prominently on the agenda of the official climate negotiations in Paris, but experiences and visions…
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The hidden forest harvest, quantified
Development experts have long suspected income from forests and other natural environments to be critical for millions of poor people.…
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Ten challenges and lessons for donors funding REDD+ as performance based aid
REDD+ was a plan to create a system of Payment for Environmental Services, with the bulk of the funding coming…
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BEST OF 2013, POLEX: “Economist” response, Verchot and Angelsen
Editor’s Note: CIFOR’s wide-ranging research in 2013 made it a busy year for Forests News. From Brazil nuts to board…
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The Economist says we can simply adapt to climate change. We think they are mistaken.
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April, 2013) – A recent article in The Economist magazine asserted that the air temperature of the…
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What does REDD+ really cost?
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 July, 2011)_What does REDD+ cost? At least since the influential Stern Review was published in 2006, many…
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