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We need to protect Congo’s forests against shifting cultivation… or do we?
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the second-largest single block of forest in the world, and its…
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Scientists: Base payments for ecosystem services on scientific evidence
BOGOR, Indonesia—In an opinion article in Science magazine more than 45 scientists asked policymakers and environmental agencies to “get the…
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On ‘landscape approach’, scientists search for meaning
BOGOR, Indonesia—It’s an increasingly prominent way of thinking about land use that has yet, somewhat usefully, defied easy definition. Now,…
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EU plan to curb illegal logging: Think big by thinking small?
BOGOR, Indonesia—Faced with growing pressure to root out “illegal timber” from international trade, some tropical timber-producing countries have a choice.…
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Take a new look at markets to boost climate change adaptation, research suggests
BOGOR, Indonesia—For generations, Malian farmers have traveled north and south with their cattle and sheep, following grass and water, and…
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In DR Congo, simple rules could reduce the large impact of small-scale loggers
BOGOR, Indonesia—Think of the timber industry in tropical forests, and the image of heavy machinery reaping large swaths of trees…
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Protected areas: biodiversity troves and carbon sinks under one canopy?
BOGOR, Indonesia—When biologists see a forest, they may think of the number of species it could support. When climatologists see…
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Cameroon research adds to growing consensus on sustainable climate change strategies
BOGOR, Indonesia — It’s a propitious time for climate change adaptation. Climate talks in Bonn in June seemed to open…
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In fight against African pests, researchers point to natural-born killers
BOGOR, Indonesia — They’re green. They’re flowery. And to many of the insects that ravage crops in Africa, they’re deadly.…
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Chinese timber companies in Zambia: few jobs, but more outlets for local loggers
BOGOR, Indonesia — Basic research methods such as employment surveys fail to explore the complex social impact of China’s deepening…
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