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FORESTS NEWS UPDATE: Prostates, Prunus and policy: A remarkable tree, a contested study, and tough choices ahead
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Forests News on 26 February. We are republishing it to include a…
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New tech, better map on tap to protect Indonesian forests
In Indonesia, a new tool that offers the best view yet of ongoing deforestation may soon be accompanied by a…
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New tactic eased conflict over Indonesian plantation use, research shows
Research to improve partnership among stakeholders of a pulpwood plantation on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra has strengthened the negotiating…
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Sustainable development in the Congo Basin: Moving beyond the biodiversity agenda
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published in the newsletter of the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program of the…
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Brunei commits to cap agricultural land use at 1 percent
Editor’s Note: Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests Asia Summit. Videos of all presentations and…
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A country in transition, Myanmar ‘committed’ to sustainable path: minister
Editor’s Note: Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests Asia Summit. Videos of all presentations and…
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Funds plentiful, but will is weak to fuel low-carbon economy: experts
Editor’s Note: Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests Asia Summit. Videos of all presentations and…
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Singaporean Minister: Economic interests causing ‘environmental vandalism’
Editor’s Note: Minister Balakrishnan’s speech can be watched in its entirety, above. His address begins at the 20:14 mark. Check…
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CIFOR Director General: ‘Our world is at a turning point’
Editor’s Note: Peter Holmgren’s speech can be watched above. Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests…
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Indonesian president issues call to arms at ‘turning point’ for climate, development, forests
Editor’s Note: Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests Asia Summit. Videos of all presentations and…
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Access to state-owned forests critical for rural smallholders, study finds
Editor’s Note: Land tenure in forested areas was a key theme of discussion at the Forests Asia Summit in Jakarta,…
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Seeking solutions in the wildlife farming debate
Wildlife farming is potentially an attractive “solution” to reduce the illegal use of protected wild plants and animals. Controlled farming…
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