Forests News
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Carving a place for women’s rights in Indonesia’s furniture trade
Women have worked with wood for centuries in Jepara, the capital of Indonesia’s thriving carved teak and mahogany furniture industry.…
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Before carbon is counted, policy indicators offer way to measure REDD+ progress
BOGOR, Indonesia — Countries can measure their progress in REDD+ by assessing their policy environment, even if supportive governance structures…
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How do forests recover after logging? New network seeks to find out
BOGOR, Indonesia — They are the forgotten forests. Logged or “disturbed” forests are fast expanding throughout the tropics, though they…
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10 things you didn’t know about bushmeat in Africa
What is bushmeat? Bushmeat is defined as any terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians harvested for food. 10 facts about…
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Ebola and forestry — an urgent scientific challenge
As a global organization with offices and projects in West and Central Africa, we are keeping a close eye on…
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Ebola and bushmeat in Africa: Q&A with leading researcher
Tens of millions of Africans rely on bushmeat and wild fish for up to 80 percent of their protein, and…
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Web of mistrust snags forest-protection programs in Cambodia
Fry a tarantula, save the rainforest? Forest-based goods such as bamboo, rattan, and yes, edible spiders — a delicacy in…
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‘It takes a village’ to stop climate change?
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was originally published in The Jakarta Globe. The author is the Dean of…
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‘Landscape approach’ defies simple definition — and that’s good
The terms “landscapes,” “landscape approaches” and “integrated landscape management,” among similar “landscape-focused” terminology, underpin much of the discourse in contemporary…
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Study gauges relative importance of forest incomes
BOGOR, Indonesia — Meat. Woodfuel. Spices. Forests provide all these and more, yet the role of these products on rural…
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In Zambia, media branch out to cover forests, climate change
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt of an article originally published on ForestsClimateChange.org. Read it in full here. LUSAKA, Zambia…
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Artisanal millers vs. industrial plantations in Cameroon’s palm oil paradox
For generations, villagers in Cameroon have been pounding the bright orange fruits of the oil palm to release the strongly…
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Crop diversity can sweeten the deal for African cocoa farmers
The video is fittingly bittersweet. In a short film now making the rounds on the Internet, a journalist for Dutch…
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Growing Chinese presence a wake-up call for African natural resource managers
BOGOR, Indonesia — The recent surge in Chinese investment in Africa has exposed the need for local policymakers to boost…
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Q&A: On children’s place — and voice — in environmental planning
A new study conducted in part by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) shows that children living in Kalimantan…
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