Climate change & energy
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Taking care of man’s closest relatives
MELBOURNE, Australia (19 June, 2011)_50 years ago, there were at least one million chimpanzees living in the equatorial forest belt…
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Adaptation – just a fancy new name?
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 June, 2011)_In the past, I used to confront the question of “what do you do?” with great…
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Studying the impacts of development in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 May, 2011)_CIFOR’s research in Indonesia’s Papua province has contributed to a reconsideration of the extent and pace…
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Learning lessons from mangrove research
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFApKZZG724 BOGOR, Indonesia (2 June, 2011)_Bubbling gas tracers into mangrove river systems is just one of the innovative ways that…
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How remote sensing can help protect forests
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M1Ewh1gP8w BOGOR, Indonesia (1 June, 2011)_Scientists and policy makers are utilizing the latest technology in aerial and space imagery to…
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Reducing forestry emissions in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia (31 May, 2011)_When negotiators from Jakarta and Oslo started working out the terms of a ‘Letter of Intent’…
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Legitimacy key to success of global forests scheme in Latin America
MELBOURNE, Australia (30 May, 2011)_Ensuring legal frameworks are in place and that transparency and limiting corruption are high on the…
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New round of pulp and paper expansion in Indonesia: What do we know and what do we need to know?
BOGOR, Indonesia (30 May, 2011)_The recently signed Presidential Instruction to impose a 2-year moratorium on forest conversion in Indonesia is…
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CIFOR research impacts global agenda on adaptation funding
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 May, 2011)_A decision by UNFCCC’s Adaptation Fund to finance a major project in Honduras—one of the first…
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Rainforest activist reported killed months after predicting own disappearance
MELBOURNE, Australia (26 May, 2011)_An advocate for sustainable use of Amazonian rainforests has been killed, just months after predicting he…
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How Indonesia can ensure sustainable growth
By Agus Purnomo JAKARTA, Indonesia (25 May, 2011)_Indonesia cannot carry on as if it’s business as usual. Climate change calls…
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To adapt, to mitigate or both alike? Congo Basin forests in a policy dilemma
By Olufunso Somorin YAOUNDE, Cameroon (24 May, 2011)_Bringing together researchers, policymakers, civil society and practitioners on development issues is quite…
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Indonesia releases Presidential Instructions for logging moratorium
JAKARTA, Indonesia (23 March, 2011)_Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finally released the moratorium on permits for new concessions in…
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Fighting for the social sciences
By Dr Luke Parry SEATTLE, United States (23 May, 2011)_Social science is treated as the poor cousin by climate scientists,…
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Big Business Welcomes Deforestation Ban
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 May, 2011)_Producers of palm oil and pulp and paper products welcomed on Friday the finalisation of a…
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