Forests News
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Tackling the science ‘misinformation machine’
How is the coronavirus like climate change? Both are invisible to the naked eye, their impacts reverberate around the world,…
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In their own words: COLANDS and landscape collaboration during COVID-19
Family interruptions, poor Internet access, concern for contacts in the field and broad uncertainty — these are just a few…
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New institutional arrangements in climate mitigation programs show promise in Peruvian Amazon
Indigenous federations and the Peruvian government are confronting obstacles caused by conflicts over land-tenure rights to implement effective climate mitigation…
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Jane Goodall and Robert Nasi: Put forests at forefront of COVID-19 recovery
One of the major problems in the world today is food security and the growing human population, said primatologist Jane…
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UK’s Prince Charles, CIFOR’s Nasi see forests as green infrastructure for new economy
Forests have fueled economies and furnished societies with building materials, food and energy for millennia. Now, as the world seeks…
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Defining the role of forests, trees, agroforestry to help curb COVID-19 food crisis
The emergence of the coronavirus has put the world on the brink of a major famine, according to the World…
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Our food system, is it sustainable?
Conservation of biodiversity is not a trade-off, but a major contributor to food security
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Protected: Financing conservation has a new face
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Transforming Kenya’s invasive ‘mathenge’ bushes into charcoal farms
This initiative will be discussed in the session Sustainable wood-fuel value chains for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa at the…
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GLF Bonn: Food systems in focus at a time of crisis
Efforts to combat global hunger and malnutrition are increasing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recently published Global Report on Food…
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Small-scale producers in Indonesia’s furniture hub have untapped potential for growth
Mahogany and teak products are the economic backbone of Central Java’s Jepara district and have earned worldwide recognition for their…
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Intact forests can retain high levels of carbon in high temperatures, study shows
Projecting how the planet will react to environmental change as the atmosphere warms is no straightforward matter. In a new…
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Corporate carbon footprint pledges must be backed by transparent timelines
“Climate change is one of the biggest threats we face as a society,” Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider said in September…
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