Forests News
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Who is your ‘forest heroine’?
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 February 2014) — Each year, International Women’s Day gives the world a chance to celebrate the achievements…
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Mangrove conference to focus on improving coastal livelihoods
The full impact of current plans to convert 2.24 million hectares (ha) of Indonesian mangrove forests to aquaculture shrimp ponds…
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Are “alternative livelihoods” projects effective?
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published previously by the International Institute for Environment and Development, here. Since…
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Deforestation low in Congo Basin, but likely to increase
Deforestation in Central Africa’s Congo Basin is lower than the average rate across Africa — but that is not likely…
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Role of forests in SDGs takes center stage at UN
Editor’s Note: Dr. Daju Resosudarmo of the Center for International Forestry Research will speak on “Forests in Sustainable Development” in…
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FACT FILE — What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 February 2014) — The United Nations’ Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will convene for…
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Q+A: Study shows trees accumulate more carbon as they age
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 February 2014) — Rather than slowing down with age, trees grow faster as they get larger, new…
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Nine suggested SDG indicators for forestry and landscapes
My previous blog post provided some context to how forests may fit into the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework.…
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Finding a balance among charcoal, timber and livelihoods in Zambia
Demand for charcoal is all but ubiquitous in Zambia – 70 percent of households in the country use the inexpensive…
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Forests feature in final UN meeting for framing Sustainable Development Goals
How should we define forestry for sustainable development? On 3-7 February 2014, this will be debated in the UN General…
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Report: Cultural constraints, dearth of data limit forests’ role in food security
Forests can play a larger role in sustainably feeding a growing global population, but their contribution is hampered, a new…
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In Ethiopia, drawing a “road map” to a carbon-neutral future
In this video, CIFOR scientist Habtemariam Kassa examines the challenges facing Ethiopia’s forests as the country grapples with infrastructural expansion,…
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Zambia report urges local controls over charcoal, timber trades
Centralized management of forest resources — including charcoal and timber — has not delivered beneficial results for Zambia, instead exacerbating…
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Study highlights link between tree cover and nutrition in children
Children living in areas of Africa with heavy tree cover tend to have more nutritious diets, adding credence to research…
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Climate change needs a new kind of scientist
Scientific discoveries of recent decades have generated a wealth of knowledge on forests and climate change spanning many different sectors…
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