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East Kalimantan to trial new REDD+ safeguards system
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 September 2012)_ The Indonesian government plans to conduct a trial of a new system that will provide information on how…
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Are conservation projects succeeding in the Lower Mekong Basin?
JEJU, South Korea (10 September, 2012)_ For thousands of years, the people living on the banks of the Mekong river…
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Just add trees: How greening concrete jungles will help us adapt to a warming world
JEJU, South Korea (10 September, 2012)_People crowd together under umbrellas at Ogbette market in the Nigerian city of Enugu in…
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Cattle ranching and law enforcement key areas of action to slow Bolivia’s deforestation rate
BOGOR, Indonesia (3 September, 2012)_Policy makers seeking to slow the pace of deforestation in lowland Bolivia need to prioritise two…
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Development and conservation in the Amazon: which way forward?
LIMA, Peru (27 August, 2012)_Conservation concerns have gained important ground in policy decision making in the Amazon region, but mainstream…
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Greater awareness needed to dispel REDD+ myths
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 August, 2012) _ Many local communities know REDD+ is touted by international policymakers as the best way…
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Mozambique resists external pressures and drafts own REDD+ strategy
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 August, 2011)_ Mozambique has taken a “remarkable” approach to reducing deforestation, engaging local communities and other stakeholders…
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Experience spanning continents: Phosiso Sola joins CIFOR to lead programs in east and southern Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 August, 2012)_While Phosiso Sola was working in Zambia, her car broke down in Kafue national park, so…
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REDD+ opens up new opportunities for forest product management in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (14 August, 2012)_The emergence of subnational REDD+ projects in southwestern Amazonia is showing potential for multiple-use…
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REDD+ within reach in rural Brazil
LIMA, Peru (10 August, 2012)_Agricultural reform settlements in the Brazilian Amazon have often been associated with high deforestation rates, thus…
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Policymakers must consider forests before deciding on sustainable development goals
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (1 August, 2012)_ Scientists have called for policymakers to urgently consider the vital ecosystem functions served…
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Boosting Indonesia’s wetlands science is key to tackling climate change
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 June, 2012)_Greater scientific understanding of Indonesia’s rapidly disappearing carbon-rich wetlands is needed to help mitigate the effects…
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