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The chicken or the egg?
Once you have gone through the scientific publication process and your article is published in a peer-reviewed journal, it is…
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Mother Nature often knows best
As countries gear up for the “Bonn Challenge” of restoring 150 million hectares of deforested and degraded land by 2020,…
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Nepal’s forest fires
Last year, forest fires hit the headlines again in Nepal. The Himalayan country, which was ravaged by a deadly earthquake…
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The forests of Central Africa: A source of wealth to be rediscovered
Although Cameroon has benefitted from sustainable forest management in the past 20 years and has a relatively well-preserved forest cover…
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‘Restoration starts on the ground’
Monitoring is the only way to effectively assess the performance of global restoration initiatives, but is not yet receiving the…
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‘Green deserts’ or functional forests?
Natural forests support life in complex ways. Forest ecosystems are habitats for animals and humans, they regulate air quality, temperature…
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How effective are tropical forest conservation policies?
Numerous types of forest conservation policies are being implemented in the tropics today. Alongside traditional instruments like protected areas, other…
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The cost of oversimplification
Let’s assume you want to conserve a large, widely-forested watershed by compensating people for not cutting down trees. Would it…
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Why does illegal logging continue after forestry reforms?
The western Amazonian countries of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia have implemented significant forest reforms over the last two decades to…
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What’s on CIFOR’s holiday reading list?
With holidays approaching, now is the time to catch up on those articles, books and films missed out on over…
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Beyond tree planting
When most people think of forest restoration, they think of planting trees. But at the scales needed to meet ambitious…
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Understanding the ways we use wildlife
Evidence of Pygmy culture in sub-Saharan Africa dates back more than 20,000 years. With forests playing an integral role in…
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