Climate change & energy
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New study highlights need for REDD+ to look beyond carbon
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 February, 2012)_A new study on rubber plantations highlights the need for the REDD+ climate change scheme to…
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Ethiopia pushes for green economy ahead of Rio+20 — forests a major player
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (16 February, 2012)_A green economy that prioritises forest conservation to boost development in one of Africa’s poorest…
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“Unjustly condemned” slash and burn agriculture found essential for forest regeneration
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 February, 2012)_Slash and burn agriculture practiced by smallholder farmers results in the best regeneration of valuable tropical…
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Ignoring forests won’t bring Rio+20’s ‘future we want’
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 February, 2012)_In June 2012 around 40,000 participants are expected to attend one of the most important environmental…
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Insurance, compensation may help mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, experts say
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 January, 2012)_As millions of the poor in Africa and Asia live in or near forests, governments need…
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International investments in agriculture: Do the negative impacts outweigh the benefits?
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 January, 2011)_A trend in recent years of international investors snapping up land in developing countries for agriculture…
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Indonesia sets aside 45% of forest-rich Kalimantan to be world’s lungs
BOGOR, Indonesia (25 January, 2012) _ Following a moratorium on new logging concessions last year, Indonesia has allocated 45 percent…
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Media leaders: “Infrastructure projects in the Amazon, Rio+20 to lead Latin American forestry news in 2012”
LIMA, Peru (24 January, 2012)_The impact of several large infrastructure projects in the Amazon rainforest and outcomes of the Rio…
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Indigenous communities make a list of “do’s and don’ts” for forest conservation schemes
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 January, 2012)_Indigenous and community groups have made a wish-list detailing how schemes that aim to reduce deforestation…
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Poor households depend on non-timber forest products in times of crisis
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (17 January, 2012)_The sale and use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is the one of the most…
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Brazil dominates forest-related news coverage of Latin America in 2011
LIMA, Peru (16 January, 2012)_Reformation of Brazil’s Forest Code and construction of the Belo Monte dam are just some of…
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Preserving peatlands benefits orangutans, makes economic sense, experts say
BOGOR, Indonesia (13 January 2012)__Preserving peatlands for their high carbon content make economic sense as significant funding flow in from…
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Great ape conservation must be integral to REDD+, says leading primate biologist
BOGOR, Indonesia (13 January, 2012)_Great apes play an important role in the long-term health of forests and climate change schemes…
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Reporting research results to REDD+ study area fosters relationships, validates findings
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 January 2012)__ Reporting research results to villages where REDD+ studies are being conducted is helping to foster…
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Latin America Forest News Updates — November/December 2011
LIMA, Peru (29 December 2011)_Periodically we are reviewing the most relevant news articles on forests and climate change in Latin…
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