Landscapes
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Indigenous land rights take center stage in Lima
LIMA, Peru—As a boy, Cándido Mezúa Salazar listened to Emberá elders tell stories that explained why the water in the…
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Amid deforestation in Myanmar, growing discussions of REDD+ and rights
LIMA, Peru—Growing discussions about forest-carbon initiatives in Myanmar could prove beneficial to the rights of local and indigenous communities there,…
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Big demand seen for landscape approaches in Africa, expert says
LIMA, Peru—Paula Agostini, Coordinator of TerrAfrica at The World Bank, said at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima that the…
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Global change, climate change upend livelihoods, food security in the Amazon
LIMA, Peru—In an indigenous village deep in the Amazon forest, a family clears a small plot in the forest, plants…
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Traditional herders face uncertain future, forum hears
LIMA, Peru—African herders who have traditionally moved livestock from place to place, following seasonal forage and water supplies, increasingly find…
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On forests and climate, diverse experts discuss road to Paris
LIMA, Peru—Leaders—from an indigenous organizer to a judge to a CEO—at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum outlined the steps needed…
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To restore mangrove forests, it’s all in the planning
LIMA, Peru—Conservation and restoration of the world’s coastal wetlands and mangroves—threatened by excavation and drainage for shrimp farms and development—can…
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Gender inequality merits greater attention in climate decisions: panel
LIMA, Peru—Scientists and indigenous leaders at a gender session at the Global Landscapes Forum—on the sidelines of the annual UNFCCC…
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REDD+ on the ground: In Tanzania, funding and enthusiasm ‘faded away’
BOGOR, Indonesia—Jane Goodall is known worldwide for her decades of work with chimpanzees in the Gombe forest of Western Tanzania.…
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Latin American countries pledge to restore 20 million ha of degraded land
LIMA, Peru—An initiative to restore forests and make use of degraded land throughout Latin America and the Caribbean has been…
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To include local people in REDD+ activities, four conditions required, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia—This month in Lima, experts are debating how to safeguard the rights of local communities in global forest-carbon initiatives.…
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“Dragons” urge youth to take the reins of power and solve forestry and agriculture problems
LIMA, Peru—Young people in forestry don’t want to be thought of as the ‘future’ but be involved in important discussions…
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Paula Caballero: See Sustainable Development Goals through landscapes prism
LIMA, Peru—Paula Caballero, Senior Director of Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice at the World Bank, says the United Nations…
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Rachel Kyte’s challenge for science: make landscape approaches easy for countries to use
Rachel Kyte, Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change at the World Bank Group, says the scientific and civil…
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UN development leader: Climate change undoing development gains
LIMA, Peru—Climate change is “undermining” the many gains made in the Millennium Development Goals, says the UN’s top development official,…
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