Climate change & energy
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“We cannot restore the peatlands if we don’t improve the livelihoods of the people”
In rural Indonesia, clearing forests and peatlands for farming is a common practice among local communities. The practice can have…
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Congo Basin states scramble to restore degraded forests
The forests of Central Africa, which for a long time remained unspoiled, are now increasingly subject to deforestation and degradation.…
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Visiting Lecture: Taking local context into account in REDD+ policy implementation
In the last two decades, annual tropical forest cover loss around the world has increased despite numerous efforts to counter…
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South Korea turns to blue carbon to help mitigate climate crisis
South Korea is focusing on the ‘blue carbon’ within mangroves and wetlands to help mitigate climate change as the country’s…
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Indonesia must face up to the heightened risk of drought and fire under El Niño
Have you noticed people talking about the weather more than usual lately? In Indonesia and across much of Southeast Asia,…
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Peatlands gain greater climate focus in South Korea’s development assistance programme
South Korea is specifically targeting climate change mitigation in its development assistance projects abroad to help achieve carbon neutrality and…
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Are REDD+ safeguards supporting community land, resource, and carbon rights?
There is growing evidence of the critical role that Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and local communities (LCs) play in the effective…
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How transport infrastructure is influencing deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
Recent studies estimate that nearly two million hectares of primary forests in the Peruvian Amazon have been deforested in the…
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Mapping a more sustainable palm oil future in Indonesia
The versatile and edible palm oil can be found in everything from pizza dough to instant noodles and bread. And…
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From ‘do no harm’ to ‘do better’: Early lessons from implementing REDD+ safeguards in Indonesia
Indonesia, a REDD+ ‘early mover’, is implementing two results-based payments programmes in the provinces of East Kalimantan and Jambi. The…
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Palm oil stakeholders say more details needed on planned EUDR regulation, implications
More detailed information must be provided on the application and implications of proposed new European Union (EU) legislation on palm…
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UN goal of ending hunger by 2030 risks failure as global food crisis worsens
The number of people facing hunger in the world has risen by more than 122 million since 2019 as a…
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New accounting methods could rebuild confidence in forest carbon markets
Forest carbon markets have a vital role to play in helping fund greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in order to…
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Prized for its potential: South Sumatran village in mangrove forest wins tourism award
In-depth / 3 July 2023 Prized for its potential: South Sumatran village in mangrove forest wins tourism award Eco-friendly,…
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Building a governance framework for forest data in Eastern and Southern Africa
As the countries of Eastern and Southern Africa level up their forest monitoring practices in line with global and regional…
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