Forests News
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Nepalese community forestry expert: ‘With green forests comes a green economy’
RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil (20 June 2012)_Community managed forests in Nepal are already achieving goals set out at this year’s…
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The “Aid-ification” of REDD+: How its changed and why it matters
A scheme for reducing global carbon emissions by slowing deforestation in tropical countries has changed drastically and become “aid-ified” since…
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Cocoa producers in the Amazon want to compete globally, while protecting tropical forests
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (19 June 2012)__ Cocoa producers in the Brazilian Amazon are looking for ways to compete in…
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Ecosystem-based adaptation most effective in coastal cities, study shows
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (19 June 2012)__ Maintaining and rehabilitating natural ecosystems like mangroves may be the most cost-effective way…
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Brazil must go “beyond enforcement” to protect Amazon for Green economy
BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro (18 June 2012)_Strict law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon has seen deforestation rates plummet, yet the…
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REDD+ as an idea is a success but implementing it is fraught with challenges, global study says
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (18 June, 2012)_REDD+ as an idea is a success – but implementing it is fraught with…
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Adaptation research needed to fill gaps on forests’ roles beyond local level
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (17 June 2012)__ More climate change adaptation research is needed to fill knowledge gaps on the…
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Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom: Her vision for common resource management
Bogor, Indonesia (15 June, 2012)_By the time Nobel Economics Laureate Elinor Ostrom died of pancreatic cancer earlier this week at…
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Q&A with Daniel Murdiyarso following the Indonesian President’s visit to CIFOR
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 June, 2012)_The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, visited the CIFOR campus Wednesday, June 13, to give…
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CIFOR director general Frances Seymour’s welcome speech to Indonesian President
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 June, 2012)_In the event of a global policy address by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at…
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Indonesian President: World must move to green economy & protect forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (13 June, 2012)_Indonesia’s president today said that the sustainable management of the world’s forests is critical for equitable…
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Indonesian President makes speech at CIFOR on “sustainable growth with equity”
Bogor, Indonesia (13 June 2012)_By the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, at the Center for…
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Amid Brazil Forest Code controversy, will Presidential vetoes benefit forests?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (12.06.12)_Two weeks ago Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vetoed critical elements of a proposal to reform…
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Rio+20: Are human development indices forest-blind?
Kodagu, INDIA (11.06.2012)_When policymakers and national planners set out to enhance local “quality of life,” they often base their decisions…
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Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 June, 2012)_The economic and climate mitigation promises of biofuel expansion into tropical forests and woodlands are often…
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