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Smallholders at the heart of Indonesia’s zero-deforestation dispute
Helping smallholder oil palm farmers become more sustainable will be crucial in resolving differences between the Indonesian government and palm…
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‘Global village’ might not be such a cliché
If neighboring villages can share pastures for the common good, why could the world’s nations not do the same with…
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Landscapes’ ‘complexity’ offers a way forward for climate policy
A holistic approach to sustainable land use adds an extra and important dimension to the global climate policy being shaped…
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Landscapes for sustainability: Potential, yes. Finance, not so much.
With land use and livelihoods receiving unprecedented attention at the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, proponents of an integrated approach to…
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Carbon or biodiversity conservation – you can’t have the best of both worlds
When trying to protect carbon stocks and biodiversity, the expression “to kill two birds with one stone” seems hardly appropriate.…
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Watch: Looking for common language at Landscapes Forum
Investment bankers and fund managers met with agriculture and forestry researchers, representatives from advocacy groups and government agencies at the…
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Investors want to fund sustainable landscapes – now the work begins
LONDON, England—There was standing room only at several of the sessions of the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case event…
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Investment in sustainable landscapes: Time to take the risk
BOGOR, Indonesia: If a tree falls in the rain forest, do investors care if it really fell ….or was it chopped?…
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In Indonesia, corporate commitment to sustainable palm oil
It is the most debated of oils. For many environmentally conscious consumers in developed countries, it is something to boycott,…
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Piecing together the green investment puzzle
LONDON, England: The pieces of the sustainable landscape investment puzzle have very jagged edges, and moves are under way to…
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