Forests News
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CIFOR DG calls for ‘people-centric’ approach in landscape restoration
Tenure security for the indigenous and traditional communities that are often the stewards of forests and natural landscapes is vital…
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Well-meaning tenure reforms can’t quash land conflicts
When countries revise their land and forest tenure laws, whereby rights are granted to people who depend on forests for…
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World Bank Land and Poverty Conference: Stand For Her Land
At this week’s 20th Annual World Bank Land and Poverty Conference in Washington DC, a new campaign called Stand For…
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Jinping soy price threatens Amazon, Trump, and methane releasing trees
In Forests News last week: Prosperity grows in arid Wonogiri A new study shows that money really can grow on…
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Can DRC’s community forests lift people out of poverty?
In the quest to reduce poverty, community forestry is an attractive endeavor. So much so that multiple countries with tropical…
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Prosperity grows in arid Wonogiri
The tamanu tree [Calophyllum inophyllum] has been helping humans out since prehistoric times. Also known as ‘mastwood,’ it’s been used…
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Oil: Green deceit and a Trump defeat, and did climate change cause Cyclone Idai?
In Forests News last week: International Day of Forests: Two heads look to a future of restoration Director-General of CIFOR,…
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International Forests Day: Two heads look to a future of restoration
Robert Nasi is Director-General of Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Tony Simons is Director-General of World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF).…
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EU lands palm oil blow, student climate strikes, air pollution worse than smoking
In Forests News last week: Palm oil’s complex land conflicts Oil palm plantations are encroaching into state owned forest areas…
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Unlocking the secrets of tropical trees
Tropical forests are magical places. Inside the bustling canopy, huge buttress trees and evergreen plants make a bountiful home for…
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Palm oil’s complex land conflicts
In an ideal world, palm oil production would cause no deforestation, and have a transparent and fair supply chain. In…
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Orangutan extinction, a rhino resurrection, and using fire to fight fire
Your top Forests News story last week: Indigenous Women off the charts: How to put equal rights on the map…
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International Women’s Day: Indigenous women off the charts
All maps tell a story – a story about our relationship to the land. In 2015, researchers from the Center…
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Baffled scientists, boreal forest wipeout and Norway ditches dirty palm oil
In Forests News last week: Climate smart biofuel production makes financial sense to Indonesia A boost in biofuel use will…
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