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Collective land rights don’t equal women’s rights
When it comes to women’s tenure rights, even laws that recognize communal and collective land tenure systems may not be…
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24 hours for more sustainable todays and tomorrows
From sustainable landscape restoration that mitigates climate change, to tenure security and innovative financing tools, to climate-smart lifestyle changes, the…
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Collaborative monitoring from the get-go
Imagine you’re a forester spearheading a restoration project. Let’s say it covers multiple, separate sites in diverse biomes—a rainforest, arid…
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Earth from Space, banks back environment, and can Notre Dame inspire A Global Deal for Nature?
Last week in Forests News: The future of social forestry in Indonesia How to propel community forest management by 750%…
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EARTH DAY: Can Sumatran elephants and people coexist?
Palembang, Indonesia – Present day South Sumatra looks a lot different from its heyday as seat of the powerful Srivijaya…
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Palm oil: Smallholder expansion into peatlands on the rise
The popular narrative about palm oil in Borneo is a David-and-Goliath story. Deforestation and peatland conversion is largely driven by…
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Citizen science in Kenya’s Rift Valley
Participation is widely seen as a cornerstone of sustainable resource management, and it’s a pillar of Kenya’s 2010 constitution, too.…
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Barking up the same trees
The forested mountains of East Africa deserve their ‘water towers’ moniker. Their springs and streams feed a number of major…
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Peatlands: Re-wet to protect climate
Germany – In recent years the role of peatlands in landscape restoration has come under renewed scrutiny as scientists seek…
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The winding path to transformational change
In its first 10 years, REDD+ has inspired much enthusiasm and hope for a global transition away from practices that…
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What can hunters tell us about wildlife loss?
The Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, located in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was once a lush forest landscape rich with…
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Raw materials use tipped to nearly double by 2060, OECD report says
(Forests News) — Rising living standards and population growth will push the use of raw materials to unprecedented levels in…
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