Forests News
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Best of 2014: ‘There will be no birds or monkeys because the forest will be gone’
BOGOR, Indonesia—When it comes to tropical forest landscapes, children are often seen but not heard. A research paper published in…
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Best of 2014: In ‘Landscape Game,’ it pays to be green
BOGOR, Indonesia—How would you invest in a forested landscape? Would you cut it down for timber, or preserve it for…
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Best of 2014: Book takes long look at a controversial crop
BOGOR, Indonesia—Palm oil was a hot topic in 2014, with demand for—and antipathy toward—the tropical forest commodity reaching record highs…
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Best of 2014: A controversial column, a strong response
BOGOR, Indonesia—It was the shot heard ’round the forestry world. In September, on the eve of Climate Week NYC, The…
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Best of 2014: Making sense of a crisis as Ebola flares in Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia—A ban on the hunting of forest-based wildlife in hopes of stemming the possible spread of the Ebola virus…
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Best of 2014: For REDD+, sky-high expectations meet on-the-ground realities
BOGOR, Indonesia— The idea of paying people in developing tropical countries to protect their forests, generating carbon credits, and selling…
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Best of 2014: In Peru, isn’t it good (illegal) wood
BOGOR, Indonesia—The forest has long been seen as a “safety net” for farmers, who can grow trees in agricultural fallows…
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Best of 2014: Global study of forests, poverty shakes up the terrain
BOGOR, Indonesia—In March, the Center for International Forestry Research published the most comprehensive study on the links between forestry and…
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With climate effects looming, land-use planners reach for their toolbox
LIMA, Peru—It’s coming soon. And it’s time to act now. Imminent climatic changes challenge planners and policy makers to forecast…
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Along the Mekong, conservation-payment schemes are a study in contrasts
HANOI, Vietnam—One river, many ways to protect its forests—but are those ways effective? A recent workshop on incentive-based conservation in…
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Land tenure in forests a matter of food security, experts contend
LIMA, Peru—Forests are an important link in the food chain, especially for women and children and others at high risk…
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Deal or no deal, experts upbeat on progress of REDD+ safeguards
LIMA, Peru—Despite no movement on the issue of REDD+ safeguards in discussions in Lima this month, experts on a panel…
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How are trees good for us? ‘Sentinels’ may hold the answer
NAIROBI, Kenya—It’s a unique, massive—and massively ambitious—research initiative, spanning nine landscapes across 20 countries on three continents. It involves scores…
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Beyond dialogue: building trust to save the people’s forests and support development
LIMA, Peru— If there is one thing that everyone involved in forest governance can agree on, it is the need…
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In national REDD+ policy networks, a bit of conflict is not a bad thing
BOGOR, Indonesia—A balance between cooperation and conflict is one recipe for success in REDD+ moving forward, according to a global…
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