Forests News
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Scientific community must do more to explain ‘green economy,’ expert says
The main barrier to a ‘green economy’? Mindsets, according to a leading environmental economist. A green economy is one that…
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Forest-agriculture links not always clear-cut, expert cautions
BOGOR, Indonesia — All forests are not the same and all agricultural systems are not the same, says a top…
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Imperative: Regain momentum in reducing deforestation emissions
At a glance : With news that good science and international cooperation has started to repair the ozone layer, it’s…
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On forests’ role in climate, New York Times op-ed gets it wrong
Last week, Nadine Unger, an assistant professor at Yale University, published an opinion piece in The New York Times stating…
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Coming to terms with terminology: Seeking ‘gray literature’ on landscapes
NAIROBI, Kenya — What on Earth does “integrated landscape management” mean? If you ask 78 different scientists, you just might…
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As debates on market-based instruments continue, forests continue to be lost
A few years ago, “carbon cowboys” arrived in the forests of Papua New Guinea and announced to the perplexed Papuans…
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Think beyond forests for a powerful climate solution. Think landscapes
More than 120 heads of states and tens of thousands of people will converge on New York next week to…
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Haze returns to Singapore – and we can expect more of it, new study warns
The haze is back. This week, windblown smoke from land fires in Sumatra, western Indonesia, has again clouded the skies…
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REDD+ readiness strategies largely overlook root causes of deforestation
BOGOR, Indonesia – Most countries devising national strategies to curb carbon emissions through avoided deforestation and forest degradation do little…
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Amazon forest could become an ‘impoverished savannah’ under climate change
One of the world’s top climate scientists warns that the tropical forests of the future could look like an ‘impoverished…
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Science striving for larger role in charting policy agenda on forests, climate
BOGOR, Indonesia — Climate policy will require greater engagement from the scientific community — and an upcoming high-level forum can…
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‘Deep, recurrent structural problems’ lie behind climate challenges
BOGOR, Indonesia — We must continuously adapt our institutions to deal with accelerated social and environmental change if we are…
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Climate crisis ‘could become a global revolution’
Success in the Brazilian Amazon is evidence that it is possible to reduce deforestation and turn around the climate crisis,…
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Certifying logging concessions certifies social benefits in Congo Basin
When it comes to sustaining forests so that they can sustain people, forest certification has been heralded as an important…
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Gardens in the sky: The advantages of agroforestry in Bangladesh
Imagine a forest that is not really a forest, but a multi-layered garden reaching up more than 10 meters. It…
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