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Sharing REDD+ benefits to meet Indonesia’s climate targets
The Indonesian government is committed to transforming its forest and land use (FoLU) sectors to become a net carbon sink…
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When forests feed the fish that feed our families
It might seem odd to imagine fish foraging for food in forests, but that’s exactly what happens in many floodplain…
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As crises hit, staying the course for sustainable palm oil
Most global consumers have heard of palm oil – and if not, they’ve probably tasted it. The versatile commodity is…
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BOOK LAUNCH: new agroforestry manual seeks to help transform food systems
The Center for International Forestry Research–World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) has published a new manual on agroforestry: Agroforestry: A Primer – Design…
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How to monitor peatlands holistically… and practically
How can we tell whether peatland restoration is going well? Do we measure the water table; ask the locals about…
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Putting sustainable, equitable palm oil on the G20 recovery agenda
Diverse ways to improve the environmental footprint and equitability of the palm oil trade took center stage at an online…
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“This means it can be done”: Perspectives on the latest State of the World’s Forests report in the Indonesian context
A rare bright spot in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s 2022 ‘State of the World’s…
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Following the science for forest reference emission levels
If countries’ emission-reduction efforts under the Paris Agreement are to be effective, baseline emission levels must be as clear and…
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Our food systems are failing. Can trees and forests dish up better diets for everyone?
Despite all of the technological and informational advancements of recent decades, we’ve so far failed to feed our global population…
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