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Study: Why planting more trees is always a good idea
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 March, 2013)_A new review of strategies to prepare for the impacts of climate change shows that expanding…
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Forcing companies to carry out costly biodiversity surveys often backfires: Experts
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 March, 2013)_Forcing timber, mining and plantation companies to carry out costly, time-consuming and for-the-most-part incomplete biodiversity surveys…
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How-to guide: Incorporating women’s perspective into forest management
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 March, 2013) _While the world is coming to appreciate the unique perspective women have on forest management,…
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New Rights to Nicaragua’s Forests: Are Women Included?
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 March, 2013)_Women in indigenous Nicaraguan communities play a vital role in daily life, making key decisions on…
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With microfinancing, Vietnam’s rural people emerge as champions of reforestation
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 February, 2013)_Rural people are playing a key role in reforesting Vietnam, using small, low-interest loans for household…
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In Southeast Asia, hope for biofuels turns to early disappointment
BOGOR, Indonesia (1 February 2013)_Governments across Southeast Asia had high hopes for biofuels several years ago: At a time of…
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Logging concession areas: Good for orangutans and forest conservation, says study
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 January, 2013)_Nearly a third of all orangutans left in the wild can be found within logging concessions…
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Big Brother is watching: Forest surveillance systems could reveal new terrestrial animals
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 February, 2012)_A global network of remote cameras placed in the tropical forests of seven countries has the…
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Efforts to protect roadless areas pick up steam: good news for forests
DOHA, Qatar (7 December, 2012)_An international movement to protect the last remaining areas on earth that are ‘free from roads’…
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With 3D maps, villagers able to see benefits of good land use planning
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 November, 2012)_Scientists with the Center for International Forestry Research have devised a new tool that could make…
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