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Using remote sensing to empower local communities in forestry management
The forests of Ethiopia are famous for producing the world’s best coffee. But something else is about to emerge from…
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Reserves need tweaks to withstand Amazon fire threat
Nearly one million square kilometers of land in Brazil are currently designated as ‘Sustainable Use Reserves’ (SURs). However, a new study shows that…
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Quantifying the drivers of South American deforestation
Can you imagine examining samples from every patch of forest cleared over a period of 15 years across an entire…
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The importance of integration
Today, the fight to protect our planet’s resources- particularly our forests- continues with increasing urgency amid climate change threats and…
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To save forests, keep an eye on agriculture
The most promising interventions to reduce emissions in tropical forest-rich countries like Indonesia, Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the…
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Rising tides: Will mangroves keep up as sea levels climb?
Although mangroves will be able to withstand moderate sea level rise, the highest projections for the end of this century…
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Farms vs. forests? A more nuanced look at agrarian change
Forests are being converted into agricultural land throughout the tropics, from Borneo to the Congo Basin. But this process –…
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COP21 could revitalize REDD+ … or not
The original vision for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) was ambitious yet simple: create both a supply…
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Promise and perils: Recognizing indigenous forest territories
Indigenous peoples around the world are gaining ground – but gaining rights to tropical forests creates new challenges. Supporters of…
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The Atlantic Ocean holds the key to western Amazon rainfall
In 2010, catastrophic fires ravaged huge tracts of the western Amazon, a region of rainforest that until just a few…
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