Forests News
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Fighting for the social sciences
By Dr Luke Parry SEATTLE, United States (23 May, 2011)_Social science is treated as the poor cousin by climate scientists,…
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Big Business Welcomes Deforestation Ban
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 May, 2011)_Producers of palm oil and pulp and paper products welcomed on Friday the finalisation of a…
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Ban on new forest concessions in Indonesia is good news for climate change, but many challenges remain
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 May, 2011)_Indonesia today took a step toward cutting its carbon emissions by issuing a presidential decree banning…
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REDD+ needs to change the way we think about forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 May, 2011)_Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, or REDD+, means a difficult shift to a new…
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Broadsheets and tabloids: Who knows what about REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 May, 2011)_An analysis of media attention surrounding efforts to mitigate climate change is providing valuable clues about…
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Cameroon strives to redistribute forest wealth to its people
BOGOR, Indonesia (17 May, 2011)_A new study provides valuable insights for the international community as it establishes a system for…
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Once upon a time in a bureaucracy
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 May, 2011)_Once upon time there was a mountainous tropical island covered by forests rich in biological diversity.…
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Journalists visit mangroves to learn about REDD+ and climate change
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 May, 2011)_17 journalists from all over Indonesia attended a workshop in Bali in April on REDD+ and…
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Documenting the world’s forest genetic resources
NAIROBI (12 May, 2011)_A workshop in Nairobi, Kenya last week saw representatives from 43 African nations participate in an ambitious…
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‘PLUP fiction’ improves land use planning in Lao PDR
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 May, 2011)_A CIFOR-led project is yielding innovative tools that help rural people improve their livelihoods and protect…
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The timber may be certified: but is it sustainable?
BOGOR, Indonesia (10 May, 2011)_Almost 20 years ago, a new tool to promote sustainable forest management came to light ‑…
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Can’t see the wood for the trees? Look again at the Congo Basin
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (10 May, 2011)_The idiom denoting that too much attention is paid to detail, losing the big picture, can…
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The timber may be certified: but is it sustainable?
For a copy of the article by Cerutti et al. published in Forest Policy and Economics, click here. For a…
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Promoting sustainable products in developing countries
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_Businesses are making an effort to go green in Indonesia, participants were told at the Business…
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Nurturing a growing green economy
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_Agus Purnomo, Special Adviser on Climate Change to the President of Indonesia, discussed the difficulties between…
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