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Will REDD+ marginalize the poor? Forest dwellers may not benefit from strong tenure systems
LONDON, United Kingdom (13 July, 2011)_Forest dwellers may not necessarily benefit from living in areas where enforcement of forest ownership…
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Are you a hunter or gatherer? Understanding how men and women use the forest
LONDON, United Kingdom (11 July, 2011)_Men and women use different strategies to harvest forest products and this varies depending on…
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Measuring the links between poverty and the environment: An interview with CIFOR scientist Sven Wunder
LONDON, United Kingdom (10 July, 2011)_Having surveyed over 8000 households in 25 developing countries, compiled and analyzed a vast global…
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For richer or for poorer: “Hidden” environmental income critical for rural poverty alleviation
LONDON, United Kingdom (21 June, 2011)_Over a quarter of the income of the rural poor depends on forests and other…
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Learning lessons from mangrove research
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFApKZZG724 BOGOR, Indonesia (2 June, 2011)_Bubbling gas tracers into mangrove river systems is just one of the innovative ways that…
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How remote sensing can help protect forests
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M1Ewh1gP8w BOGOR, Indonesia (1 June, 2011)_Scientists and policy makers are utilizing the latest technology in aerial and space imagery to…
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Ban on new forest concessions in Indonesia is good news for climate change, but many challenges remain
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 May, 2011)_Indonesia today took a step toward cutting its carbon emissions by issuing a presidential decree banning…
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Journalists visit mangroves to learn about REDD+ and climate change
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 May, 2011)_17 journalists from all over Indonesia attended a workshop in Bali in April on REDD+ and…
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Could orangutan conservation be helped by the heavens?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEiG6-vDas KALIMANTAN, Indonesia (21 April, 2011)_Like many indigenous peoples around the world, some of the Dayak tribes of Indonesia still…
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The vulgar science of peatlands
BALI, Indonesia (14 April, 2011)_Though not a word we commonly come across in English, to vulgarise is often used in…
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