Climate change & energy
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BEST OF 2012: Mangrove conservation grapples against development
LANG CO, Vietnam (14 May, 2012)_Nestled on a narrow strand of sand that encloses Lap An Lagoon on the central…
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“Designer plants” help meet demand for palm oil and avoid deforestation
BALI, Indonesia (28 February, 2012)_Malaysian scientists now have the ability to trace for high oil-yielding genes in the palm oil…
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BEST OF 2012: Going once, going twice…the great green land grab
BOGOR, Indonesia (17 September 2012)_“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore!” Mark Twain’s wry observation on the North American land…
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BEST OF 2012: Supernatural powers play key role in forest use
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 January, 2012)_The power of supernatural beliefs to influence sustainable forest use in indigenous communities should be considered…
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Landscape-based certification scheme aims to lift poverty by engaging communities
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 December, 2011)_Conservation scientists are hoping to foster conservation outside protected areas and in production landscapes, such as…
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Scientists show technical concerns no longer an obstacle to progress on REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 December, 2012)_The challenges in implementing a scheme to reduce carbon emissions by avoiding deforestation and forest degradation…
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How to address new biofuel challenges when impacts on environment and society are ‘mixed’
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 December, 2012)_At the beginning of the 21st century, there was tremendous optimism about the potential of biofuels…
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Bamboo carbon credits now on sale in China: INBAR
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 December, 2012)_Chinese companies can now buy carbon offsets from local bamboo plantations, thanks to a new accounting…
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Q&A: Land-use planning in northern Papua
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 December, 2012)_Researchers working in northern Papua are helping to incorporate local community perceptions into development activities, using…
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In Peru, REDD+ moves ahead but media coverage lags
LIMA, Peru (13 December, 2012)_Peru has been a pioneer in programs aimed at protecting forests to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,…
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New research helps map better future for Papuan communities
BOGOR, Indonesia (13 December, 2012)_Researchers working with forest communities in northern Papua have developed a series of maps pinpointing the…
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Disappointing outcome for forests in Doha, but REDD+ can still move forward
DOHA, Qatar (11 December, 2012)_While the U.N. climate talks in Doha saw no decision on verifying carbon emissions from deforestation,…
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Scientists ‘reach consensus’ on global deforestation emissions
DOHA, Qatar (11 December 2012)__Two groups of scientists who this year published widely differing estimates of global carbon emissions from…
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COP18 was not good enough: Time to rethink green sectors’ approach for 2015
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 December, 2012)_The UNFCCC COP-18 in Doha worked overtime to finally agree not to disagree. The Secretariat was…
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