Climate change & energy
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Outcomes for forests at the Bonn Climate Change Conference
It has been nearly three years since countries entered into the Paris Agreement. During that time, as was made abundantly…
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From the soil to the law, climate change efforts in Indonesia
Despite growing pressures of development and urbanization, community members from Sendangsari village in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province improved the local economy…
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Justice glitches and technical fixes in conservation projects
In the last decade, ambitious initiatives have been launched to address climate change and development – the Paris Agreement and…
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Taking stock of carbon in mangroves
As scientists are increasingly exploring the high carbon stocks contained in mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows – known as…
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For REDD+ payment, countries need framework, then investment
“When you talk about protection of forests, you have to remember that it not only benefits the country itself, it…
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5 questions on forests in climate change
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What happened at the 2018 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit
Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region on earth, home to the world’s three largest cities. Yet it also contains 740…
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Fishing with a new research method nets bountiful insights
Why might fish stocks be more depleted inside a marine protected area (MPA) than outside of it? This and other…
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In REDD+ villages, women say their wellbeing has declined
Climate change interventions in forest communities are still not getting it right when it comes to gender, a study has…
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Alue Dohong: Restoring peatlands, empowering communities
The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) was established with a mission to accelerate the restoration of peatland hydrology and vegetation degraded…
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10 years on, tenure remains a challenge for REDD+
It’s now been 10 years since the United Nations launched REDD, an ambitious program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from…
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Borneo’s carbon sink
The decimation of Borneo’s forests over the past half century is well known. Every tree lost releases carbon into the…
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Transparent data needed to reach global goals on climate
With no shortage of interested stakeholders when it comes to climate change, there is a need for transparent land-use monitoring…
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Should we burn trees for energy?
As the European Union Parliament debates changes to a directive on renewable energy, more than 650 scientists have signed a…
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Protected: Collaboration on sustainable commodity trade tightens amid new regulations
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