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Reference emissions levels decision helps forested nations step closer to REDD+
BONN, Germany (15 May 2012)__A âstep-wise approachâ for determining greenhouse gas reference emission levels (RELs) from forests, adopted at the…
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Emission reduction policies must be based on accurate carbon measurements
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 October, 2012)_Forest-rich countries must ensure that policies for emissions reduction programs, such as REDD+, are based on…
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New interactive software will help measure carbon in Indonesiaâs peatlands
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 November, 2012)_The governments of Indonesia and Germany have joined together to produce a set of guidelines and…
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Exploring the worldâs richest pools of carbon
JAMBI, Indonesia (22 November, 2012)_He carries with him a large black rucksack and carefully removes from it his mini-rhizotron video…
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The âbig story is carbonâ, but more research needed on forgotten greenhouse gases found in peat, says expert
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 November, 2012)_In this conversation with Forests News, Kristell Hergoualcâh, a scientist at the Center for International Forestry…
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Heart of Darkness: Digging into Indonesiaâs prized wetlands
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 November, 2012)_A team of researchers from the Center for International Forestry Research have been cramped in a…
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Will REDD+ undermine democracy or transform it?
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 October 2012)_A climate mitigation scheme aiming to protect the worldâs forests must work through local democratic institutions…
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Landscape science: a way to help COP18 policymakers better manage the worldâs resources
PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (22 November 2012)_Researchers are using an innovative new approach to study the Earth’s landscapes and natural…
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Action on agriculture needed at upcoming U.N. climate talks
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 November, 2012)_Support for a work program on agriculture is urgently needed at Doha to incorporate the growing…
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Forest communities in Cameroon cannot adapt to climate change alone
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (14 November, 2012)_Rural communities in Cameroon rely heavily on forests for everything from their nutritional and medicinal needs…
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Counting carbon: Measuring carbon stocks in logging concessions in Cameroon
Deep inside a logging concession in southern Cameroon, scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) are measuring the…
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Postcards from the field: On the Congo River
FĂ©licien Kengoum and I are in a small motor boat in the middle of the Congo River. Weâre returning from…
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