Climate change & energy
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Are women “victims” of climate change?
At a glance: Women are thought to be poorer and more dependent on natural resources than men. A lack of…
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Biological corridors help plants adapt to climate change — study
As the range of some plant species shifts to higher elevations due to the climate change, biological corridors that connect…
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Smallholder farmers in Cameroon nearly ready for REDD+ — with a bit of help
A recent study of two villages in Cameroon indicates that small farmers there are not far from having the capacity…
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Q+A: Emissions hotspots maps provide grist for climate change strategies
Maps pinpointing greenhouse gas emissions hotspots can help improve land management in countries preparing climate change mitigation strategies, a scientist…
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Philippines’ Tony La Viña on building a global coalition to end climate change
U.N. climate talks were launched this week with a renewed sense of urgency as officials in the Philippines took tally…
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When tenure reform for REDD+ needs a second wind
Initially promising efforts to strengthen land tenure in tropical forest countries may need a fresh injection of resources and political…
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Putting land-use models to work amid efforts to slow climate change
Models can be unreliable for predicting future outcomes of integrated land use, but can generate helpful scenarios and projections to…
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The challenge of certifying forest ecosystem services
As the challenges of certifying forest ecosystem services persist, delegates at the U.N. climate summit in Warsaw are anticipating new…
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Adaptation leader: Bruno Locatelli on the importance of climate adaptation finance for forests
This interview was originally published by Acclimatise Bruno Locatelli, environmental scientist at CIRAD and CIFOR, who speaks of the emerging…
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Combining climate-change adaptation and mitigation: a win-win option
Although rural landscapes can be managed to optimize both climate-change mitigation and adaptation, many climate-oriented development projects fail to take…
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Oslo ideas exchange sets stage for progress on REDD+ in Warsaw
Delegates are gathering at the cavernous National Stadium in Warsaw this week to whittle away at sticking points surrounding the…
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COP19 in Warsaw: Eight decisions to watch on forests
At a glance: Finance and markets: No decision expected Adaptation: No decision expected Verification of emissions: Decision expected Technical assessment of FRELs/FRLs: Decision expected…
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Forest cover can guide effective REDD+ development policies – experts
The extent and rate of change to a country’s forest cover provides a useful guide for designing context-specific and effective…
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Landscapes approach: a red herring or a boon for food security?
Globalization, population growth and competition for land make it mandatory to consider ecosystems and humans as integrally entwined entities. Not…
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Defining “forest” could improve REDD+ monitoring in Indonesia
If policymakers fail to consider carefully how they define forests, they risk compromising the potential success of the U.N.-backed REDD+…
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