Food & diets
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“Landscape approaches” can end the debate that pits agriculture against forests, say experts
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (21 June, 2012)_A new approach to managing land based on the social, economic and environmental services…
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Rio+20 Dialogues: How will we fight world hunger without forests?
Converting forest to agricultural land does not necessarily lead to increases in food production, so how do we make sure…
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What you might not have known about forests and food security
Forests are a nutritional bounty – virtual natural supermarkets for 1 billion of the world’s poorest people. In rural areas…
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Keeping cultures alive: How cooking and singing can save the Amazon forest
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April 2012)_Scientists are hoping to strike a cultural chord with Amazonian forest communities by combining in-depth research…
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Are we ready for a ‘new agriculture’ that won’t cost us the Earth?
BOGOR, Indonesia (10 April 2012)_Our current food production model clears biodiverse forest ecosystems for agriculture, simplifying our diet so much…
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Costa Rican farmers beat climate change by protecting their soil
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 April, 2012)_Farmers toiling the slopes of Costa Rica’s Irazu volcano are using electric fences, improved pastures and…
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Domesticating indigenous fruit trees puts better food on the table in sub-Saharan Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2012)_Encouraging local farmers to domesticate indigenous fruit trees could help provide much-needed vitamins to millions of…
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Overhunting bush animals threatens food security of Central Africa’s rural communities
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2012)_Wild animals such as bonobos and large antelopes are being unsustainably hunted to meet overwhelming domestic…
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Mango trees help make food crops in Bangladesh more productive
DHAKA, Bangladesh (4 April, 2012)_Just planting a few mango trees in and around different food crops is proving to be…
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New tree-planting and water-use methods boost soil carbon to aid food security in Africa
LONDON, United Kingdom (30 March, 2012)_Innovative tree-planting techniques that amp up levels of soil organic carbon, an indicator of soil…
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Diversified forest gardens can reduce food security risks in Latin America
LIMA, Peru (30 March, 2012)_Forest gardens within coffee plantations in Candelaria Loxicha, Mexico, play a vital role in supporting farmers’…
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The world’s kidneys: Why forests matter for World Water Day and Rio+20
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 March, 2012)_The fact that trees play a critical role in supplying clean water is a point yet…
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Khat cultivation in Ethiopia fuels economy, reduces deforestation
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 March, 2012)_Khat — a leafy plant used as a natural stimulant in the Horn of Africa —…
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Reforming Brazil’s forest law: defeat or discernment?
LIMA, Peru (15 March, 2012)_Just three months before world leaders gather in Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the 20th anniversary…
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Indonesian communities coping with crisis depend on forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (29 February, 2012)_Six years ago, hundreds of homes and rice fields in a number of small villages in…
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