Forests News
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From forest harvest to bubbling businesses in the Congo Basin
There have been hunters and gatherers for as long as mankind can remember and members of many communities in the…
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Can REDD+ drive change in DR Congo?
Implementing a U.N.-backed scheme to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be difficult, a new study…
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Q+A: Male-female lifestyles should factor into Congo climate programs
In the Congo Basin, men and women carry out quite similar livelihood activities — farming, hunting and collecting various forest…
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Beyond carbon storage: the Congo Basin forest as rainmaker
Makarieva A.M., Gorshkov V.G. and Li B.L. 2009. Precipitation on land versus distance from the ocean: Evidence for a forest…
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Edible insects improve diets and livelihoods of up to 2 billion people – scientists
ROME, Italy (15 May, 2013) – More than 1,900 insect species form part of the traditional diets of at least…
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Q+A: Committee on World Food Security chair urges use of forest foods in diets
ROME, Italy (15 May, 2013) – Governments must ensure food security is top of the development agenda as global population…
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Scientists aim to pinpoint role of forests in battle against “hidden hunger”
ROME, Italy (13 May, 2013) – The view that increased crop production is the strategy most likely to achieve global…
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Forests and food security: back on the global agenda
Recent news headlines, a plethora of scientific publications and the creation of new academic think tanks all reflect growing concerns…
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Amazon timber-food balance saves forest smallholder livelihoods from risk
LIMA, Peru (7 May, 2013) – Tropical fruits, leaves, oils and seeds from the Amazon rainforest provide food, medicine and…
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AUDIO Q+A: Do forest-dwelling children have more nutritious diets?
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 May, 2013) – Scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) hope new research will clarify…
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Indonesia’s REDD+ pilot province: how is it faring two years on?
When Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono selected Central Kalimantan as the pilot province for his country’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation…
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Powerful film, posters spark lasting dialogue over future of local forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 April, 2013) – A study that aimed to protect the interests of forest dwellers by measuring the…
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Can rural women also have it all? Voices of “elite women” important for truly oppressed
In recent months, two new “third-wave feminist” writings have become the talk of the town: Anne-Marie Slaughter’s Why Women Still…
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Forest-dwelling Borneo children foresee grim times ahead – study
Children living in the Indonesian forests of Borneo island portray a bleak image of the future, according to preliminary findings…
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Five who make a difference: green pursuits earn innovators forest hero awards
ISTANBUL, Turkey (19 April, 2013) – Five people named “Forest Heroes” at an awards ceremony at the U.N.Forum on Forests…
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