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BEST OF 2013: Forests as rainmakers
Editor’s Note: CIFOR’s wide-ranging research in 2013 made it a busy year for Forests News. From Brazil nuts to board games;…
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Forests as rainmakers: CIFOR scientist gains support for a controversial hypothesis
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 January, 2013)_A new study boosts support for the physics behind a controversial theory that forests play a…
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Q+A in Doha: Meeting food needs while protecting forests
DOHA, Qatar (2 December, 2012)_As the world struggles to feed a growing population without expanding into forests and scrubland, poliycmakers…
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No success for REDD+ in Doha until links between carbon, biodiversity & people better understood
DOHA, Qatar (29 November, 2012)_While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to forest loss and degradation, the management of forests under…
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Doha negotiators must consider Africa’s adaptation challenges, says CIFOR scientist
DOHA, Qatar (29 November, 2012)_While Africa’s voice has been growing in international negotiations, more focus is needed on climate change…
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Legal frameworks for REDD+: a Q&A with British MP Barry Gardiner
DOHA, Qatar (27 November, 2012)_British parliamentarian Barry Gardiner, a passionate advocate on environmental policy, talks to Forests News about REDD+…
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Action on agriculture needed at upcoming U.N. climate talks
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 November, 2012)_Support for a work program on agriculture is urgently needed at Doha to incorporate the growing…
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Angela Cropper 1945-2012: CIFOR remembers a champion for forests and people
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 November, 2012)_Angela Cropper, one of the world’s leading environmental policy experts and a former chair of CIFOR’s…
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