Forests News
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Rio+20 Dialogues: Are we felling forests to fuel our future?
Forests are an important source of energy for rural and urban households around the world. And many believe that…
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Logging in tropical forests: not all is lost
Putz, F.E., Zuidema, P.A., Synnott, T., Peña-Claros, M., Pinard, M.A., Sheil, D., Vanclay, J.K., Sist, P., Gourlet-Fleury, S., Griscom, B.,…
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New timber tracking tools to bolster global fight against illegal logging
A new strategy aimed at monitoring the supply chain of timber products using genetic and stable isotope markers will play…
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Rio+20 Dialogues: How will we fight world hunger without forests?
Converting forest to agricultural land does not necessarily lead to increases in food production, so how do we make sure…
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Why taxonomy is important for biodiversity-based science
Taxonomy usually refers to the theory and practice of describing, naming and classifying living things. Such work is essential for…
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Climate change only viewed as small threat in tropical countries, says survey
Results from a new CIFOR survey suggest that forest managers and policymakers do not perceive climate change as a major…
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Investing in managing forest landscapes improves incomes in Guinea
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 April 2012)_Visit any village around a set of project sites in the forests of Guinea’s Fouta Djallon…
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What you might not have known about forests and food security
Forests are a nutritional bounty – virtual natural supermarkets for 1 billion of the world’s poorest people. In rural areas…
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Forests and women – some encouraging signs
One of the first professional positions I held was as a ‘Women in Development Specialist’ in the early 1980s. Despite…
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Logging companies may assist rural development: Study
CAMEROON, Sub-Saharan Africa (25 April, 2012)_Logging companies play a key role in developing forest regions in Central Africa, a CIFOR…
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Forests and women – some encouraging signs
Introduction to the special issue on forests and gender Scenario-based actions to upgrade small-scale furniture producers and their impacts on…
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Global community needs to invest in MRV capacity in forest-rich developing countries to make REDD+ work
BOGOR, Indonesia (17 April 2012) _The international community needs to help developing countries increase their ability to measure and monitor…
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The Letter of Intent that prompted a tectonic shift in the dialogue about Indonesia’s forests: An interview with CIFOR’s DG
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April, 2012)_The Letter of Intent between Indonesia and Norway has been “the single most significant game changer”…
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Keeping cultures alive: How cooking and singing can save the Amazon forest
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April 2012)_Scientists are hoping to strike a cultural chord with Amazonian forest communities by combining in-depth research…
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Woodfuel causes deforestation in Congo Basin yet is potential renewable energy source
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 April, 2012)_Woodfuel overexploitation resulting from high dependency on the resource in Africa’s Congo Basin is causing degradation…
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