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Forests foods and healthy diets
New research by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) shows that forests play an important role in the diets…
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Agouti on the wedding menu
Getting married can be an anxious affair. One may worry about different sets of friends or family getting along, or…
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YouTube hunting videos offer scientists invaluable insight
The shaky camera footage depicts torch-lit woodland and the fuzzy outline of a gun barrel as the shot is fired.…
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Wood fuel not as bad for the environment as previously thought
Felling trees for firewood is an eons-old practice that in recent history has come under criticism by conservationists. But according…
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What will it take to make sustainable palm oil the norm?
Most people want to do the right thing in life. But sometimes doing what’s right can be costly or inconvenient.…
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Why reports of the duiker’s demise were greatly exaggerated
In the mid-1990s, things looked grim for the blue duiker, a species of small antelope found predominantly in the forests…
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Grubs in tubs: Cameroon’s larvae love just got so much better
Palm weevil grubs are, to many eyes, the sort of creature you would stamp on if you saw it wriggling…
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A price tag on the environment? That will be $125 trillion a year
BOGOR, Indonesia — Although not a particularly romantic idea, putting a price tag on the natural world is something conservation…
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Watch and read: Making timber plantations attractive for smallholders
BOGOR, Indonesia — Encouraging Indonesian smallholders to view timber plantations as an attractive business opportunity could have far-reaching economic and…
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Where, when, why: Human-orangutan conflict in Borneo
BOGOR, Indonesia—A 90 kilogram full-grown male orangutan is sitting in your garden, eating mangoes stolen from your mango tree. You…
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