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Landscape approach boosts global socio-economic benefits – experts
WASHINGTON (3 July, 2013) — World leaders must take a unified view of forestry, fisheries and agricultural management to boost…
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Bonn climate talks tackle emissions verification stumbling block
BONN, Germany (24 June, 2013) – Negotiators at Bonn climate talks have whittled away at controversial policy details related to…
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REDD+ emissions verification could lead to results-based aid financing
BONN, Germany (20 June, 2013) – Concerns among developing countries about REDD+ “aid conditionality” — development aid payouts made based…
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Q+A: Can the REDD+ climate change program produce measurable results in the next three years?
BONN, Germany (10 June, 2013)_Policymakers must see REDD+ achieving measurable results in the next three years to ensure the U.N.-backed…
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Edible insects improve diets and livelihoods of up to 2 billion people – scientists
ROME, Italy (15 May, 2013) – More than 1,900 insect species form part of the traditional diets of at least…
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Q+A: Committee on World Food Security chair urges use of forest foods in diets
ROME, Italy (15 May, 2013) – Governments must ensure food security is top of the development agenda as global population…
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Scientists aim to pinpoint role of forests in battle against “hidden hunger”
ROME, Italy (13 May, 2013) – The view that increased crop production is the strategy most likely to achieve global…
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Amazon timber-food balance saves forest smallholder livelihoods from risk
LIMA, Peru (7 May, 2013) – Tropical fruits, leaves, oils and seeds from the Amazon rainforest provide food, medicine and…
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AUDIO Q+A: Do forest-dwelling children have more nutritious diets?
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 May, 2013) – Scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) hope new research will clarify…
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