Forests News
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The mukula wood value chain: Preserving livelihoods and landscapes
By Paolo Cerutti, originally published in Trade for Development News The illegal trade in rosewood is a lucrative business affecting…
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COVID-19 pandemic: How nature steps in to refill ‘empty forests’ when animals disappear
“We must not let a forest full of trees fool us into believing that all is well.” Kent Redford’s cautionary…
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Usual and unusual suspects: What network analysis can tell us about climate policy integration
In one of the most dramatic scenes of the legendary film Casablanca (1942), Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) shoots Major Heinrich…
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How tree growing can mitigate the environmental impact of displacement
When civil war broke out in the Central African Republic (CAR) in late 2012, hundreds of thousands of people fled…
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Characterizing and evaluating integrated landscape initiatives
The pressing environmental and social challenges driven by deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, poverty and food insecurity often intersect in…
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Considering context in participatory forest landscape initiatives
Why do some participatory processes help level the playing field in conservation and development projects while others reinforce unequal power…
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Burning questions about Africa’s wood fuel
On this episode we will take you to Africa where wood fuel remains a major energy and livelihood source for…
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Q+A: Research findings offer framework for effective carbon management
In current conditions, the world’s total carbon budget will be spent in roughly eight years, increasing emissions-related global warming, and…
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Domestic policies alone can’t tackle wood fuel challenges
This article was originally published in the print edition of the Zambia Daily Mail on 28 March 2020. Most of…
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Producing legal, sustainable and zero-deforestation cocoa in Cameroon won’t be easy
Global demand for goods produced under legal and sustainability standards is on the rise. These days, many consumers demand reassurance…
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COVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers
Conservationists have greeted China’s recent clampdown on wild animal hunting and consumption with enthusiasm. The government made the move based…
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Papua mangroves could help Indonesia coast to climate targets
The characteristics of mangroves in a range of ecosystems – from undisturbed natural settings to areas where considerable land-use changes…
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Collaborating for a shared future: Negotiating landscape change in Zambia
It is early afternoon in Choma, the capital of the Southern Province of Zambia. The air is hot and humid…
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Natural forest regeneration: A good choice for biodiversity
Forests are full of surprises. Parts of the Amazon, Panama’s Darien and many other places we think of as home…
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