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Time to ‘connect the dots’ among gender, forests, REDD+, experts say
WARSAW, Poland (20 December 2013) — Despite the large quantity of climate-change research focused on adaptation, mitigation and gender, not…
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Toss clichés aside and consider gender in ‘landscape’ context — expert
WARSAW, Poland (18 December 2013) — Crafting development strategies based on credible research results rather than relying on outdated, unsubstantiated…
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Re-thinking investment in landscapes to aid sustainable development
WARSAW, Poland (17 December 2013) — As scientists strategize about how best to introduce a holistic, “landscapes” approach to balance…
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‘Landscapes approach’ could alleviate West Africa climate change woes – scientists
An integrated approach to land management ensuring sustainable policies could help agriculture-dependent West Africa cope with the looming effects of…
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Strong laws can boost sustainable development in Africa — expert
Land acquisitions in sub-Saharan Africa are on the rise and investment trends are shifting, increasing the need to close tax…
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‘Landscapes approach’ dovetails with REDD+, scientist says
WARSAW, Poland — A proposal to alleviate deforestation could benefit greatly from a cross-sectoral, holistic approach to land management, according…
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‘Climate smart’ agricultural practices may not always be climate smart – scientist
Climate-smart farming can slow emissions and reduce the risk of global warming, but policymakers and practitioners should be careful not…
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Using a cross-sectoral landscapes approach to improve forest livelihoods
Helping farmers in the tropics face the challenges of climate change would profit from an interdisciplinary landscape approach that accounts…
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Q+A: Emissions hotspots maps provide grist for climate change strategies
Maps pinpointing greenhouse gas emissions hotspots can help improve land management in countries preparing climate change mitigation strategies, a scientist…
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Philippines’ Tony La Viña on building a global coalition to end climate change
U.N. climate talks were launched this week with a renewed sense of urgency as officials in the Philippines took tally…
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Putting land-use models to work amid efforts to slow climate change
Models can be unreliable for predicting future outcomes of integrated land use, but can generate helpful scenarios and projections to…
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Oslo ideas exchange sets stage for progress on REDD+ in Warsaw
Delegates are gathering at the cavernous National Stadium in Warsaw this week to whittle away at sticking points surrounding the…
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Board game puts new spin on competitive land-use dynamics
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 October 2013) — Life. Risk. Monopoly. Board games such as these can reflect and diffuse frameworks for…
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Traditional knowledge fuels climate change adaptation in Ghana – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 September, 2013) – Strategies used by indigenous rural people to help predict disasters and mitigate the effects…
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Indonesian president delivers promised REDD+ agency
BOGOR, Indonesia (10 September 2013) — A new decree signed by the Indonesian president to create a national agency aimed…
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