Forests News
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Is adaptation to climate change forgotten in Central Africa?
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (23 August, 2011)_Where does Central Africa stand in the adaptation process? The answer is not really apparent after…
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A balance of the sexes: How men and women can better protect forests together
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 August, 2011)_Forest user groups that are dominated by women are less likely to adopt sustainable forest management…
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Romanticising Life in the Forest a Danger for REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 August, 2011)_Local communities that depend on forests for livelihoods are not always conservationists by nature, as is…
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Public to remain indifferent without real REDD+ implementation, journalists say
PALANGKA RAYA, Indonesia (18 August 2011)_The general public will remain indifferent and uninterested in REDD+, a global mechanism to compensate…
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Creating alternative livelihoods: REDD+ pilot projects encourage locals to protect forests
PALANGKA RAYA, Indonesia (17 August 2011)_In a country where more than 60 percent of emissions come from deforestation, forest degradation…
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Adaptation and mitigation work hand-in-hand in Latin American forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 August, 2011)_The long held view that adaptation and mitigation are mutually exclusive approaches for reducing the impacts…
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New Forest Code to determine fate of Brazil’s forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 August, 2011)_Millions of hectares of Brazilian forest are under threat from proposed changes to Brazil’s Forest Code…
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Local stakeholders crucial to end the fight over coal in Kutai National Park
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 August, 2011)_Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan made the headlines in 2009 as a conservation area in…
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Organizations working with REDD+ forget women
BANGKOK, Thailand (11 August 2011)_ The exclusion of women is widespread in the forestry sector even though women are primary…
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Including indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge in forest management key to REDD+ success
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 August, 2011)_The full and effective engagement of indigenous peoples and the incorporation of traditional forest knowledge in…
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Indonesia calls for public to improve moratorium map
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 August 2011)_ The Indonesian government is calling for public participation to help improve a map of primary…
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A clash of policies? New Forest Code could undermine Brazil’s progress with REDD
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 August, 2011)_Brazil’s efforts to step up REDD+ activities with the development of a national REDD+ strategy could…
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Hunting for Answers: Well-managed Production Forests Important for Biodiversity
BOGOR, Indonesia (3 August, 2011)_Though a hunter’s preference for large game can put pressure on fragile forest ecosystems, new research…
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Latin America Forest News Updates May – July 2011
LIMA, Peru (1 August, 2011)_ We are periodically reviewing the most relevant news articles on forests and climate change in…
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REDD news update Indonesia May – July 2011
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 July, 2011)_Run by CIFOR and several partner organisations around the world, the 4-year Global Comparative Study (GCS)…
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