Forests News
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Is REDD+ moving too slow? Not necessarily…
BOGOR, Indonesia (04 July2102)_REDD+ implementation was supposed to be “big, quick and cheap”. So far, it is not one big…
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Is REDD+ moving too slow? Not necessarily…
Angelsen, A. and McNeill, D. 2012 The evolution of REDD+. In: Angelsen, A., Brockhaus, M., Sunderlin, W.D. and Verchot, L.…
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Could new interactive maps help preserve last “roadless” areas?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (02 July 2012)_A movement aiming to preserve the earth’s last roadless areas hopes their new set…
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Linking the local to the global: REDD+ as a multi-level puzzle
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (29 June 12)_If a UN-backed scheme to slow the pace of climate change by safeguarding the…
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Norway may boost REDD+ funding to support green growth
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (28 June 2012)_Norway will invest more money to help developing countries conserve their forests through reduced…
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Indonesia seeks “multi-bilateralism” to help get REDD+ off the ground
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (27 June 2012)__ Indonesia says more bilateral cooperation will be needed to help get REDD+ off…
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Forests fare poorly in outcomes of Rio+20, say CIFOR scientists
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (26 June, 2012)_Forests have been largely ignored or ambiguously mentioned in the Rio+20 outcome document, yet…
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REDD+ a “game changer” in the move towards a global green economy, says Norwegian Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (26 June 2012)_Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation schemes, or REDD+, could be the “game changer”…
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Communities are not companies: New approach needed for community managed forests
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (26 June 2012) — Models for smallholder and community forest management need to be rethought if…
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Speaking out on sustainable development: Rio+20 in quotes
RIO DE JANEIRO (22 June, 2012)_Many have criticised the Rio+20 summit as a vague talkfest with a outcome document that…
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In gender issues, we need to walk the talk, say leaders and researchers in Rio+20
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (21 June 2012)_Enough talk about the rights women have to forest resources and a need for…
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New approach to setting reference emissions levels a crucial first step for REDD+
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (22 June2012)_ Scientists from the Center for International Forestry Research have developed an innovative new method…
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“A Message of Hope”: Esther Mwangi reflects on her mentor & advisor, Elinor Ostrom
Earlier last week, Nobel Economics Laureate Elinor Ostrom passed away. Here at CIFOR Forests News, we gained a more personal…
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“Landscape approaches” can end the debate that pits agriculture against forests, say experts
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (21 June, 2012)_A new approach to managing land based on the social, economic and environmental services…
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Rio+20: New tool helps simulate bioenergy futures in developing countries
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 June, 2012)_Countries considering bioenergy investment as a way to improve rural incomes and meet other policy goals…
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