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Colombia develops guidelines for biodiversity offsets
When a company builds a mine, dam, highway or other infrastructure, how can it compensate for, or ‘offset’, the loss…
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Tree plantations could help Peru meet forest restoration goal
Peru has set a goal of restoring forest on some 3 million hectares of degraded land, but the country still…
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COP23 Special: The politics of REDD+ in Mexico
If programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, or REDD+, are to succeed, changes in those…
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Benefits do not always equal cash
When Amazonian communities in Peru conserve their forests, they recognize both economic and non-monetary benefits, researchers have found. But they…
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Finding what works for national restoration plans
Although only four Latin American countries have drawn up national plans so far to meet international commitments for forest restoration,…
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Long road ahead to indigenous land and forest rights in Peru
Over the past half-century, more than 1,300 indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon have obtained title to more than 12…
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Land-rights policies in Latin America still fall short, studies show
Latin American countries have made progress in granting land rights to communities in recent years. Nevertheless, policies often fail to…
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In complex palm industry, “certified sustainable” falls short
As global demand for palm oil has grown in recent years, so has consumer concern over deforestation caused by expanding…
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Why do forest products become less available?
In developing countries, rural smallholders and communities derive about one-quarter of their income from the forest around them. But a…
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Mother Nature often knows best
As countries gear up for the “Bonn Challenge” of restoring 150 million hectares of deforested and degraded land by 2020,…
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