Climate change & energy
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The challenges in communicating technical research
BALI, Indonesia (25 April, 2011)_Breaking down the complexities of scientific research into digestible chunks is a difficult job for researchers…
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Could orangutan conservation be helped by the heavens?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEiG6-vDas KALIMANTAN, Indonesia (21 April, 2011)_Like many indigenous peoples around the world, some of the Dayak tribes of Indonesia still…
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Environment Caught in the Extremes
This article, written by Agus Purnomo, special adviser on climate change to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, first appeared in the…
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‘Win-win’ is too simplistic a description for REDD+ – and possibly wrong
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 April, 2011)_Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) coupled with co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation, sustainable…
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The vulgar science of peatlands
BALI, Indonesia (14 April, 2011)_Though not a word we commonly come across in English, to vulgarise is often used in…
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Illegal logging funds public services in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (5 April, 2011)_The trade in illegally harvested timber provides a living for more than 45,000 people, a major…
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Emissions will increase with ongoing coastal destruction
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 April, 2011)_Drainage and degradation of coastal wetlands emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide directly to the atmosphere…
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REDD+ climate challenge: Confusion over who owns forested lands
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 April, 2011) _ With billions of dollars on offer for developing nations to protect their forests because…
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Demand for chocolate drives deforestation in West Africa
IBADAN, Nigeria (7 April 2011)_Rampant deforestation and degradation of West Africa’s tropical forest area is occurring due to the expansion…
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Biodiesel Demand Fuelled by Policy, Not Oil Prices
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=For1jPJ9PZE BOGOR, Indonesia (6 April, 2011)_World media have reported a renewed interest in biofuels as unrest in the Middle East…
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Mangroves key to climate change
BOGOR, Indonesia (April 5, 2011)_A new study has just been published showing that mangroves store exceptionally more carbon than most…
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5 Actors, 5 Trends, a Continent of Complexity
BOGOR, Indonesia (March 16, 2011) _ How do you structure a REDD+ project in tropical Latin America to make sure…
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How the media is shaping the debate on climate change in Central Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (March 15, 2011) _ Many people living in the Congo Basin cite the media their main source…
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REDD news update Indonesia: February 23 – March 4, 2011
BOGOR, Indonesia (March 9, 2011) _Run by CIFOR and several partner organisations around the world, the 4-year Global Comparative Study…
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Exploring the role of women in Brazil nut management in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, (March 4, 2011) _ Amy Duchelle is a Research Fellow in the Forests and Livelihoods Programme…
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