Forests News
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The landscape approach: How did we get here and where do we want to go? Just ask Darwin!
Charles Darwin’s theories of natural selection and survival of the fittest were initially derided and rejected, leading Darwin himself to…
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Glaring gap: Countries are overlooking how the private sector can help meet national climate goals
The Paris Agreement was built on countries’ Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) – national roadmaps towards limiting global warming to…
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Land tenure and livelihoods: What’s the connection?
A Harakmbut indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon has no say over the 17 gold-mining concessions overlapping its territory, despite…
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Who is really bearing the cost of REDD+? The answer may surprise you
Local and state government institutions in the jurisdictions where REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) is being implemented…
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What will it take to make sustainable palm oil the norm?
Most people want to do the right thing in life. But sometimes doing what’s right can be costly or inconvenient.…
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Assessing quality in impact-oriented research
Contemporary research in the social and environmental realms places strong emphasis on achieving ‘impact’. Research programs and projects aim to…
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Bridging gender theory and practice in environmental policy
One of the major successes during the past 40 years of feminist scholarship and activism has been paving the way…
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Diversity wins: Why involving women in decision-making matters
That’s the finding of a new study that examined all the existing literature on the topic, in a collaborative effort…
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Firewood collection taking a toll on Uganda’s forests
Protecting tropical forests in Africa often means directing conservation and law enforcement efforts towards fighting illegal logging, hunting and poaching.…
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The challenges of conserving tropical forests
Too often, the debate about forests in policy circles is reduced to two options: deforestation or total protection, according to…
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Switching swidden to agroforestry – a small intervention with big potential in West Java
Farming trees and crops together could be a win-win solution for rural farmers in West Java, a study has found…
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Paris Agreement signed. Now what?
A record number of more than 170 nations attended the signing ceremony of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA) at the…
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The importance of integration
Today, the fight to protect our planet’s resources- particularly our forests- continues with increasing urgency amid climate change threats and…
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The sugar or the trees
While global attention is fixed on palm oil and logging as major drivers of deforestation in Indonesia, researchers have issued…
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America’s legacy in its second term as facilitator of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership
During the first term of the U.S. leadership of the newly created Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) from 2003 to…
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