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Sustainable Development Goals and forestry: Lessons from Peru
LIMA, Peru—A decade ago, forests along the Ampiyacu River in northeastern Peru were being logged, hunted and fished unsustainably by…
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Restoring deforested landscapes means more than planting trees
LIMA, Peru—To stop the loss of the world’s forests, countries around the globe have set an ambitious goal of replanting 150…
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Certification incentives for reducing illegal logging in Brazil may miss their mark
BOGOR, Indonesia—In Brazil’s Amazon forest, incentives such as certification of timber products are less effective than fines and other sanctions…
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Calculating economic value of forests often overlooks biodiversity, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia—If you are a land-use planner in a tropical country, how do you decide whether an area should be…
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With climate effects looming, land-use planners reach for their toolbox
LIMA, Peru—It’s coming soon. And it’s time to act now. Imminent climatic changes challenge planners and policy makers to forecast…
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Land tenure in forests a matter of food security, experts contend
LIMA, Peru—Forests are an important link in the food chain, especially for women and children and others at high risk…
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Small farmers in Peru build climate resilience with innovation, ‘living lab’
LIMA, Peru—As a warming climate shrinks the land area suitable for growing potatoes, Quechua farmers high in the Peruvian Andes…
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Who’s actually implementing landscape approaches? Study seeks to find out
LIMA, Peru—Although land managers and policy makers increasingly talk about the use of landscapes for conserving biodiversity, and for reducing…
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Indigenous land rights take center stage in Lima
LIMA, Peru—As a boy, Cándido Mezúa Salazar listened to Emberá elders tell stories that explained why the water in the…
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