Forests News
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Land rights essential for peace in Colombia
Recognition of collective land tenure rights in Colombia is among the strongest in Latin America: there has been constitutional backing…
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Taking a landscape approach to the world’s biggest challenges
In 2018, action around the world is in full swing to meet global goals on climate change, sustainable development and…
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Rainfall recycling: Trees as rainmakers
A commonly held view is that water is transpired from trees and lost from the landscape. But research now shows…
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Give local development a chance
Amazonian forests play a crucial role in the global fight against climate change and loss of biodiversity. They are also…
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Hindering instead of helping in Uganda
For better or worse, politics play a big role in Uganda’s forest tenure reform efforts. The topic was explored during…
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What mountain forests do for human well-being
Mountain forest ecosystems provide a wide range of benefits, not only to local residents, but to those living downstream: from…
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Borneo’s carbon sink
The decimation of Borneo’s forests over the past half century is well known. Every tree lost releases carbon into the…
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In the rush for landscape restoration goals, let’s not forget about biodiversity
The global momentum for restoration has never been greater. With ambitious targets like the Bonn Challenge, New York Declaration and…
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Women left out of forest decisions
Firewood for fuel, fruits to feed their families, palm fiber for baskets, medicinal plants to heal their children — women…
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Precipitation and its relation to vegetation
Forests, trees and vegetation not only depend on rainfall but also play a critical role in generating it where they…
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Transparent data needed to reach global goals on climate
With no shortage of interested stakeholders when it comes to climate change, there is a need for transparent land-use monitoring…
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Postcards from the field: The view from Honitetu
It’s a bumpy ride from Bogor in West Java to Honitetu in the far eastern province of Maluku, Indonesia. No…
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The forest farmers
This article is the third in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. On the…
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The power of ‘sasi’: A sustainable taboo
This article is the second in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. When Sony…
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‘The forest belongs to the community’
This article is the first in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. Nestled in…
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