Food & diets
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Landscapes debate could reinvigorate U.N. climate talks – negotiator
BOGOR, Indonesia (25 October 2013) — A dedicated Global Landscapes Forum to coincide with upcoming international climate change talks in…
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AUDIO — Quality not quantity: Wild foods give new dimension to Tanzania nutrition woes
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 October 2013) — Wild foods provide numerous micronutrient benefits and thus can play an important role in…
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My first systematic review: How I fell in love
In retrospect I went in blind. Of course I had familiarized myself with systematic reviews and read the Collaboration for…
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The IPCC report: What does it mean for the world’s forests?
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its fifth climate assessment report last week, confirming speculation that human…
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Edible vine improves women’s livelihoods in Cameroon
Until a few decades ago, the climbing vine Gnetum spp. – called Okok or Eru in different parts of Cameroon…
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Drawing, role-playing and 3D maps improve land use planning
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 September)_Jean-Christophe Castella often asks Laotian villagers to play the role of developers, conservationists, investors or farmers as…
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India’s Jenu Kuruba forest honey industry sticks to tradition – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 August, 2013) – Observing how honey-gathering skills are passed from one generation to another, and how such…
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Landscape approach boosts global socio-economic benefits – experts
WASHINGTON (3 July, 2013) — World leaders must take a unified view of forestry, fisheries and agricultural management to boost…
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Boosting both food security and forest resources requires new thinking
The goal of producing enough food for a growing population has long been at the top of the global political…
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Trading fresh bushmeat and fish for frozen chicken lowers dietary diversity in Amazon
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (18 June 2013)_When indigenous people migrate from forest communities to towns, they leave behind their traditional…
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Bolivia’s Brazil nut gatherers must establish control over logging operations, says study
LIMA, Peru (7 June, 2013)_Brazil nut gatherers in northern Bolivia must play a greater role in overseeing commercial logging being…
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Farmers need stronger rights and incentives to preserve trees on farms in Africa: study
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (24 May, 2013)_Some farmers in Ghana kill saplings on their land over fears their food crops will one…
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Searching for nutritional security in the forests of Central Africa
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (24 May, 2013)_Ever more of Central Africa’s forests are being felled to clear space for high-calorie, low-nutrient staple…
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Can biodiversity and logging coexist in the Congo?
Scientists are working with national authorities and local populations in the Congo Basin to develop multiple-use forest management systems, which…
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From forest harvest to bubbling businesses in the Congo Basin
There have been hunters and gatherers for as long as mankind can remember and members of many communities in the…
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