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Sonya Dewi begins tenure as new Asia Director
Scientists and detectives would appear to have little in common. Until you meet Sonya Dewi. Just like Hercule Poirot and…
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Wildfire reduction in Southeast Asia depends on regional approach to prevention
Haze pollution from peatland and forest fires transcend national borders, negatively impacting ecosystems, human health and economic activities. It also…
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Scientists use modelling to hone emissions estimates for oil palm on peat
National estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations on tropical peatlands can be improved significantly with the help…
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Cashew offers untapped potential for African livelihoods and landscapes, scientists say
African countries should implement urgent measures to boost their share of the global cashew market, to raise farmers’ incomes and…
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Peru’s smallholder farmers need state recognition for timber production, study says
Smallholders who produce fallow timber on their farms in the Peruvian Amazon would benefit from a regulatory mechanism to help…
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COP26 delegates should address gender gap in inequitable land policies, scientists say
Women’s access and ownership rights to land and trees are key to addressing global warming, biodiversity loss and the inequity…
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Landscape sustainability in Indonesia depends on good governance, study finds
Indonesia’s positive experience with decentralized land management in recent decades highlights the importance of supportive governance in reconciling the competing…
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Wildfires in Siberia are predictable through wind speed trends, analysis shows
Fire managers can benefit significantly from enhanced weather predictions based on warm air masses near boreal areas in southernmost Siberia,…
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Peatland fires in Indonesia can be predicted by new evaluation approach, scientists say
Indonesia’s peatland fires are better explained by a newly developed approach that considers climate-change impacts and helps predict hotspots of…
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Boreal forest fires can be forecast by monitoring warm and dry air masses, study finds
Forests in eastern Siberia and Alaska are prone to widespread fires when warm and dry air masses from lower latitudes…
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