Landscapes
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Small fortunes: How effective migration policies will benefit landscapes
In an effort to pay off debt, Sita Paryar’s husband borrowed money to move to Qatar for a job. However,…
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Making connections: New funding opens dialogue on landscape approach efforts
Over the past six years, conversations on sustainable forest management activities focused on transforming the way the international community addresses…
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Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures
Nestled within Africa’s biggest rainforest lies what was once the world’s largest tropical agriculture research center. Situated along the banks…
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From commitments to action to fight climate change in Central Africa
The 2015 U.N. climate change conference was a historic moment in which the world agreed to limit global warming to…
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Forests in the global bio-economy: Lessons from Indonesia and Brazil
We know we need to ditch fossil fuels and reduce emissions, and fast. But how can we do so in…
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Bees make a buzz in peatland conservation areas in Indonesia
(Forests News) — Bees are transforming the livelihoods of residents in the Indonesian province of Riau where honey production is…
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New peatland protection center in Indonesia a “triple win” for humanity
Representatives of Indonesia, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined with international organizations to push…
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What can hunters tell us about wildlife loss?
The Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, located in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was once a lush forest landscape rich with…
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Biofuel-friendly trees may boost landscape restoration efforts in Indonesia
(Forests News) — Biofuel plantations could be central to meeting landscape restoration targets in Indonesia while helping the country meet…
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More milk, less emissions from forests
African countries must respond to an increasing demand for food while delivering on their national commitments to the global climate…
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Can a jurisdictional approach boost sustainability?
Conserving and restoring tropical forests could represent over a quarter of the near-term solution to addressing climate change. And because…
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Steady as Murdiyarso goes
On 28 June 2004, Indonesia’s environment minister Nabiel Makarim opened the Indonesian parliament (DPR) public hearing by holding up a…
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On the road back from ‘safari science’ to embedded collaboration
Sitting in a session at the 15th Conference of the Parties for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change…
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Getting landscape approaches off the ground, on the ground
“Landscape approaches” seek to provide tools and concepts for allocating and managing land to achieve social, economic, and environmental objectives…
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Back to the future: Sketching out oil palm scenarios to 2035
We may not yet be able to time travel, but data modeling can help us to make more educated guesses…
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