Forests News
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Climate change in the Congo Basin will be different from the rest of Africa, forecasts show
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (24 May 2013)_New climate projections for the Congo Basin have renewed the call for informed and collaborative responses…
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Searching for nutritional security in the forests of Central Africa
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (24 May, 2013)_Ever more of Central Africa’s forests are being felled to clear space for high-calorie, low-nutrient staple…
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For DR Congo’s forests, legislation is only part of the solution
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (23 May, 2013)_ Legislation enacted in the past decade to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of…
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The missing element: Water left out of climate action in the Congo Basin
As climate change takes a toll on the Congo Basin, efforts are intensifying to protect the region’s forests. But new…
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Managing environment & social effects of large versus small-scale investments in Congo
National agencies that promote and approve foreign investments in Congo Basin countries could play an important role in ensuring that…
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Liquid cash or solid investment? Trees offer new approach for Cameroon’s farmers
Smallholder farmers in Cameroon fell the trees in their fields simply to raise quick cash – but the practice could…
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Reducing deforestation emissions in Cameroon demands variety of expertise
As the world grapples with implementing a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at slowing forest loss and degradation (REDD+), new research from…
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As forests disappear, Indonesia must monitor big cats to reduce human wildlife conflict, says scientist
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 March, 2013)_As Indonesia’s national parks face threats from deforestation and human encroachment, it’s vital that tigers, leopards…
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In pictures: Searching for the endangered Javan leopard
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Can biodiversity and logging coexist in the Congo?
Scientists are working with national authorities and local populations in the Congo Basin to develop multiple-use forest management systems, which…
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US, EU timber import regulations could bankrupt Central Africa’s small-scale loggers: experts
Loggers in Central Africa could be driven out of business due to the high operating costs needed to comply with…
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Forest management in Central Africa: We’ve come a long way but there’s still a long way to go
Nearly 20 years ago, when I was working as a PhD student with the Tropenbos Cameroon Program, we hosted a…
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Mangroves under threat as Cameroonians move toward coast
Mangroves that could protect Cameroon from rising seas may be subject to more pressure than they can bear, as people…
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Could radio help mitigate climate change in the Congo Basin?
Climate change is hitting the Congo Basin region hard and while communities there and in other parts of Africa struggle…
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Beyond carbon storage: the Congo Basin forest as rainmaker
Responses to climate change are grouped into two main categories: mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change) and…
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