Climate change & energy
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Money alone not enough to sustain environmental payment schemes, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia — On paper, it is a simple premise: Improve environmental management by financially rewarding the people responsible for…
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The US-Africa Leaders Summit: Perspectives from the Congo Basin
The recent US-Africa Leaders Summit brought attention to several initiatives that seek to improve resilience and biodiversity in Central Africa—and…
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New York Declaration on Forests elicits praise, concerns
NEW YORK—For forests, it was a historic moment. The New York Declaration on Forests, signed last week at the UN…
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Peru should start monitoring deforestation ahead of Lima summit, expert urges
A new partnership with Norway and Germany is an opportunity for Peru to put in place a comprehensive, public deforestation…
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Finding a level playing field for mangroves
BOGOR, Indonesia – To prepare for a rise in sea level, you should surely first know where sea level is.…
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Climate Summit statements: Agriculture + Forests = Landscapes?
NEW YORK—Today is an important day for our future on the planet. The United Nations Climate Summit gathers an impressive…
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Scientific community must do more to explain ‘green economy,’ expert says
The main barrier to a ‘green economy’? Mindsets, according to a leading environmental economist. A green economy is one that…
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Imperative: Regain momentum in reducing deforestation emissions
At a glance : With news that good science and international cooperation has started to repair the ozone layer, it’s…
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On forests’ role in climate, New York Times op-ed gets it wrong
Last week, Nadine Unger, an assistant professor at Yale University, published an opinion piece in The New York Times stating…
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As debates on market-based instruments continue, forests continue to be lost
A few years ago, “carbon cowboys” arrived in the forests of Papua New Guinea and announced to the perplexed Papuans…
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Think beyond forests for a powerful climate solution. Think landscapes
More than 120 heads of states and tens of thousands of people will converge on New York next week to…
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REDD+ readiness strategies largely overlook root causes of deforestation
BOGOR, Indonesia – Most countries devising national strategies to curb carbon emissions through avoided deforestation and forest degradation do little…
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Amazon forest could become an ‘impoverished savannah’ under climate change
One of the world’s top climate scientists warns that the tropical forests of the future could look like an ‘impoverished…
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Science striving for larger role in charting policy agenda on forests, climate
BOGOR, Indonesia — Climate policy will require greater engagement from the scientific community — and an upcoming high-level forum can…
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‘Deep, recurrent structural problems’ lie behind climate challenges
BOGOR, Indonesia — We must continuously adapt our institutions to deal with accelerated social and environmental change if we are…
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