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In Solomon Islands, the gendered effects of corporate logging
Sicolastika Okapisi cried as she watched machines raze the mangroves near her village of Mararo to the ground. These mangroves…
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Why the drone buzz is getting louder
In 2012, peer-reviewed journal Tropical Conservation Science ran an article announcing the ‘dawn of drone ecology,’ hailing the aerial technology…
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Indigenous lands crucial for conservation
The world’s remaining ‘wild places’ are often envisaged to be packed full of biodiversity, and bereft of one troublesome species:…
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Forest landscape restoration assessments: What do they say about tenure?
The 2011 Bonn Challenge launched an ambitious global forest landscape restoration (FLR) initiative aimed at restoring 150 million hectares of…
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Steady as Murdiyarso goes
On 28 June 2004, Indonesia’s environment minister Nabiel Makarim opened the Indonesian parliament (DPR) public hearing by holding up a…
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How to save Indonesia’s last seasonal forests
Indonesia is down to its last tropical seasonal forests – and they’re entirely unprotected. The forests are found in the…
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Breaking new ground for sustainable architecture in Central Africa
All over Central Africa, it is a common sight to see worn-down buildings that appear to have been through decades…
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On the road back from ‘safari science’ to embedded collaboration
Sitting in a session at the 15th Conference of the Parties for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change…
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Ethiopia’s new forestry law: A win for landscapes and livelihoods?
The Ethiopian government has a big dream: restoring 22 million hectares of degraded lands and forests by 2030. By doing…
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How far has Indonesia come on peatland conservation and restoration?
The joint need to protect remaining peatlands while restoring degraded lands resounded throughout the Tropical Peatlands Exchange, held at the…
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Women at work
Nestled in Nepal’s southern subtropical Terai lowlands, Chitwan National Park looks worlds away from the country’s famous Himalayan north. Historically…
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In Central Africa, public procurement can boost demand for legal wood
Central African governments and their development partners account for a significant proportion of the region’s demand for domestic timber, mostly…
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Forests in policy: A tale of three clusters
From providing clean water to sustaining agriculture and regulating the climate, forests have an important role to play in advancing…
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Rights in the DRC: Whose rights matter?
“We need change,” says Dorothée Lisenga, indigenous delegate at a Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) workshop on protecting indigenous…
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