Forests News
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From the Amazon to the world: A story of Brazil nuts
From the Amazon to the World: A Story of Brazil nuts by CIFOR
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Snakes, thieves and falling nuts: Challenges of Brazil nut harvesting in Peru
LIMA, Peru (4 June, 2013)_Every wet season in the Western Amazon, Peru’s castañeros (brazil nut concession holders and harvesters) gather…
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Q&A: Who owns the rights to the world’s common resources?
KITAFUJI, Japan (3 June, 2013)_The rights and access of indigenous peoples and communities to forest resources are under increasing threat…
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Bonn delegates to tackle impasse over REDD+ climate change negotiations
BONN, Germany (31 May, 2013) – Negotiators attending a U.N. climate change conference next week are expected to propose setting…
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Tenure security and economic interest add up to REDD+ effectiveness – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (31 May, 2013) – Local communities must have secure tenure rights if they are to manage forests to…
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REDD+ projects fighting an uphill battle on tenure – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (30 May, 2013) – Land conflicts between palm oil companies and communities in Indonesia. Squatters with no documentation…
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Indonesian villagers think their land tenure is stronger than it actually is – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (29 May, 2013) – A sample of Indonesian villagers describe their land tenure as strong and secure, a…
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The invisible extinction of forest genetic resources: Can trees survive?
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (29 May 2013)_Trees are the oldest and largest beings in the world, living for hundreds, even thousands, of…
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Q&A: What’s behind the lag in climate-related finance in Central Africa?
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (29 May 2013)_ Most Central African countries have been unable to access climate funds—and, according to experts, donors…
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Despite threats to habitat, new photos provide hope for endangered Javan Leopard
“Beautiful, isn’t he?” beams Age Kridalaksana, a young Indonesian ecologist in a research station nestled in the thickly forested hills…
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Look who isn’t talking now: REDD+ information flows in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 May 2013) – The REDD+ policy process in Indonesia is not fulfilling its promise of greater participation…
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Farmers need stronger rights and incentives to preserve trees on farms in Africa: study
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (24 May, 2013)_Some farmers in Ghana kill saplings on their land over fears their food crops will one…
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Q+A: Sharing REDD+ “benefits”
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 May, 2013) – International efforts to reduce forest loss and degradation through the U.N.-backed REDD+ scheme are…
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Harnessing the Congo’s rivers to save its forests
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (27 May, 2013) _ It’s not the timber trade, agricultural expansion or mining that currently poses the greatest…
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Q&A: The challenges of monitoring a forest three times as large as France
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (24 May, 2013)_As international donors consider funding programs targeting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and…
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