Forests News
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Timber vs. Brazil nut: The Amazon’s harvest dilemma
It’s a huge question for thousands of smallholders with Brazil nut concessions in the Amazon: Does timber harvesting affect the…
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‘Conservation matters, but we cannot ignore people’s needs’
Why is it important to see if timber can be harvested in Brazil nut areas? Why don’t we just leave…
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Zero deforestation pledges doomed without government support
Not cutting down trees for other land uses might sound simple enough, but it’s turning out to be rather complicated.…
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A little logging may go a long way
In one corner is the Brazil nut, the most economically important non-timber forest product in the Amazon Basin. It supports…
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Gender: It’s about men, too
Drawing on evidence from literature and their experiences implementing and studying value chains, 30 people sitting together at the XIV…
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An oxymoron is born
I have just left the final session at the XIV World Forestry Congress, where participants discussed the challenges and opportunities…
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Promise and perils: Recognizing indigenous forest territories
Indigenous peoples around the world are gaining ground – but gaining rights to tropical forests creates new challenges. Supporters of…
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Protect against poverty … with a dry forest
Understanding dry forests is essential to help the poorest residents adapt to climate change. And keeping those forests intact can…
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Got a minute? Get facts on dry forests … fast
You’ve probably heard a lot about tropical RAIN forests, but how much do you know about tropical DRY forests? This…
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Global dry forests: Time to take notice
Almost four years ago, CIFOR organized a side event on the tropical dry forests of Africa at the United Nations…
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The new global assessments and the forest
The Indian tale about the blind men and the elephant is well known. The poet John Godfrey Saxe told it…
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Wild food from dry forests: A recipe for health?
Despite a decline in numbers in the last few decades, nearly 800 million people around the world still don’t have…
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Men, women, dry forests and the power of food
When aid groups began encouraging women in the Gambia to plant gardens in the 1980s, the nutritional quality of household…
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The forest detectives: Searching for proof about forests and disease
Editor’s note: Robert Nasi and John Fa will be speaking on the role of bushmeat in food security and nutrition…
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Forestry for a sustainable future: Making a difference beyond agreements
Next week, more than 2,600 forestry experts will travel to the 14th World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa. The…
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