Forests News
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Indonesia brings new hope for rhino conservation
BOGOR, Indonesia (29 August, 2012)_There has been little good news for rhino conservation in recent years. Increasing demand for rhino…
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Development and conservation in the Amazon: which way forward?
LIMA, Peru (27 August, 2012)_Conservation concerns have gained important ground in policy decision making in the Amazon region, but mainstream…
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Greater awareness needed to dispel REDD+ myths
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 August, 2012) _ Many local communities know REDD+ is touted by international policymakers as the best way…
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Why rural women in Uganda should be empowered to take the lead in forestry
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 August, 2012)_Encouraging women to take leadership positions needs to become a national priority for Uganda’s policymakers in…
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Mozambique resists external pressures and drafts own REDD+ strategy
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 August, 2011)_ Mozambique has taken a “remarkable” approach to reducing deforestation, engaging local communities and other stakeholders…
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Agriculture: friend or foe of the Moluccan cockatoo?
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 August, 2012)_Efforts to totally ban traditional, un-intensive agricultural activity inside an Indonesian national park that is a…
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Experience spanning continents: Phosiso Sola joins CIFOR to lead programs in east and southern Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 August, 2012)_While Phosiso Sola was working in Zambia, her car broke down in Kafue national park, so…
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REDD+ opens up new opportunities for forest product management in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (14 August, 2012)_The emergence of subnational REDD+ projects in southwestern Amazonia is showing potential for multiple-use…
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Massive plans for oil and road development may threaten Peruvian Amazon
BONITO, Brazil (13 August 2012)_ Oil exploration and the planned construction of hydroelectric dams in the Peruvian Amazon may pose…
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REDD+ within reach in rural Brazil
LIMA, Peru (10 August, 2012)_Agricultural reform settlements in the Brazilian Amazon have often been associated with high deforestation rates, thus…
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Shared management rights not so equal: Forest communities still tied up in state red tape
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (09 August, 2012)_Despite a multitude of land tenure reforms over the past 20 years opening legal…
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Farmers, policymakers get how-to guide on frankincense production
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (8 August, 2012)_New guidelines for farmers and policymakers working with the high-value aromatic resin, frankincense, come with…
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Soybeans and forests in Brazil’s Arc of Deforestation: A temporary truce?
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 August, 2012)_With global demand for commodities like palm oil, soy and beef rapidly increasing, and the supply…
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Commericalization of nuts, mushrooms could hurt health of forest dwellers
BONITO, Brazil (3 August, 2012)_The commercialization of nuts, mushrooms, vegetables, and other food products from forests could have a downside…
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Soybeans and forests in Brazil’s Arc of Deforestation: A temporary truce?
Macedo, M.N., DeFries, R.S., Morton, D.C., Stickler, C.M., Galford, G.L. and Shimabukuro, Y.E. 2012 Decoupling of deforestation and soy production…
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