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Sweet returns: How cacao and oil palm farmers in Southeast Asia are reshaping their landscapes
In the village of Mappadeceng in Sulawesi, Indonesia, farmers Kasum and Sulastri grow cacao for export – their beans eventually making…
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REDD+: Still a critical color on the palette of forest protection strategies
Nature-based solutions are increasingly part of the international dialogue on climate change. In 2019, funders agreed to pay Brazil and…
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‘Forestry is not fulfilling its promise to the rural poor’
According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 250 million people living in and around tropical forests or savannahs…
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Make food a priority in land reforms
Different kinds of land titles and other reforms in forest-dwelling communities in Indonesia, Uganda and Peru have generally improved people’s…
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The Congo Basin: palm oil’s next frontier
Palm oil’s legacy in Southeast Asia is visible from space. The region accounts for 87 percent of global production. Borneo,…
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International Women’s Day: Indigenous women off the charts
All maps tell a story – a story about our relationship to the land. In 2015, researchers from the Center…
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Palm oil: Smallholder expansion into peatlands on the rise
The popular narrative about palm oil in Borneo is a David-and-Goliath story. Deforestation and peatland conversion is largely driven by…
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Review of large-scale tree plantations suggests need to consider socioeconomic impacts
A systematic review of the available literature has found that large-scale tree plantations require more consideration of the socioeconomic impacts on…
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Bhutan’s forest resources under pressure: Villagers adapt to change
Tshewang Dorji is a forestry researcher. When he is in Bhutan, he usually works in the city – but on…
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Forests: The greenest pastures?
How can you keep farms productive for generations while reducing the impact on the environment? In sub-Saharan Africa, the answer…
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