Forests News
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Brazil dominates forest-related news coverage of Latin America in 2011
LIMA, Peru (16 January, 2012)_Reformation of Brazil’s Forest Code and construction of the Belo Monte dam are just some of…
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Preserving peatlands benefits orangutans, makes economic sense, experts say
BOGOR, Indonesia (13 January 2012)__Preserving peatlands for their high carbon content make economic sense as significant funding flow in from…
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Great ape conservation must be integral to REDD+, says leading primate biologist
BOGOR, Indonesia (13 January, 2012)_Great apes play an important role in the long-term health of forests and climate change schemes…
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India needs to rethink joint forest management, says expert
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 January, 2012)_India’s forestry authorities need to rethink joint management efforts with local communities after a new research…
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Reporting research results to REDD+ study area fosters relationships, validates findings
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 January 2012)__ Reporting research results to villages where REDD+ studies are being conducted is helping to foster…
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“Stop Talking, Start Planting”: Children fight for their future
DURBAN, South Africa (5 January 2012)__ The bespectacled boy sat at the back of the hall, eyes glued to the…
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Latin America Forest News Updates — November/December 2011
LIMA, Peru (29 December 2011)_Periodically we are reviewing the most relevant news articles on forests and climate change in Latin…
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REDD+ can learn valuable lessons from community-managed forests in Latin America
LIMA, Peru (27 December 2011)_Community-managed forests in Latin America could provide valuable lessons for the sustainable management of these resources,…
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Booming trade: remnants of the Vietnam War still used as forest products
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 December 2011)_Physical remnants of the Vietnam War are fuelling a trade that threatens to damage one of…
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Undying flame: Replacing fuelwood with bamboo may help to combat Africa’s deforestation crisis
DURBAN, South Africa (21 December 2011)_Bamboo charcoal is a viable, clean and sustainable alternative to fuelwood and may be the…
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Western Amazon in the grip of a “perfect (fire)storm”
LIMA, Peru (19 December, 2011)_On a sunny, windy day in late September 2005, Don Angel Rodriguez, a farmer in the…
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Speaking out on climate change: COP17 in quotes
DURBAN, South Africa (14 December, 2011)_ Some have described the global climate change negotiations as one of the most ambitious…
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Durban talks both good and bad for REDD+, says expert
DURBAN, South Africa (14 December, 2011)_The U.N. climate change talks in Durban resulted in a mixed bag for REDD+: progress…
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“We must be optimistic about progress on climate change in Durban”
DURBAN, South Africa (14 December, 2011)_The climate change conference held in Durban, South Africa had not ended yet, and we…
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A day in the life of a REDD+ negotiator
DURBAN, South Africa (13 December, 2011)_He has over 1500 twitter followers and nearly 5000 Facebook friends and yet he is…
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