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From promise to reality: The uneven impacts of REDD+
Initiatives under REDD+ (“reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of…
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Carbon credits from forest conservation exaggerate impact of ill-targeted REDD+ projects
Carbon credits from forest conservation have been seen as a promising tool to help mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse…
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Towards Conservation Impact Evaluation 2.0
Scarce conservation funding is currently under public scrutiny. “Does it work?” is frequently the overarching question – and if so,…
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How effective are tropical forest conservation policies?
Numerous types of forest conservation policies are being implemented in the tropics today. Alongside traditional instruments like protected areas, other…
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The hidden forest harvest, quantified
Development experts have long suspected income from forests and other natural environments to be critical for millions of poor people.…
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BEST OF 2013, POLEX: Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
Editor’s Note: CIFOR’s wide-ranging research in 2013 made it a busy year for Forests News. From Brazil nuts to board…
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Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 September, 2013)_Wildlife documentaries are big business. The BBC’s Planet Earth television series leads the pack – it…
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Will uncertainty over new climate agreement prolong the REDD+ stalemate?
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 November, 2012)_At the upcoming U.N. international climate change conference (COP18) in Doha, 193 heads of state will…
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Forests or Agriculture: not necessarily an ‘all or nothing’ trade-off
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 October, 2012)_Making informed decisions on how to reduce carbon emissions from forestry and agriculture requires some solid…
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Can we break the REDD+ stalemate?
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 October, 2012)_As negotiators prepare for the UN climate change conference (COP18) in Doha in December, protecting forests…
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