Africa
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In Central Africa, public procurement can boost demand for legal wood
Central African governments and their development partners account for a significant proportion of the region’s demand for domestic timber, mostly…
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Rights in the DRC: Whose rights matter?
“We need change,” says Dorothée Lisenga, indigenous delegate at a Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) workshop on protecting indigenous…
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Rights in the DRC: What’s getting in the way?
At the Rio Earth Summit of 1992, the Forest Principles sent a clear message to governments: to preserve forests better,…
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Cocoa agroforests mean more than chocolate
Cocoa is the primary source of income in southern Cameroon, where it represents 48% of the total agricultural land use.…
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Forests: The greenest pastures?
How can you keep farms productive for generations while reducing the impact on the environment? In sub-Saharan Africa, the answer…
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In Kenya, no progress on progressive 30% gender quota
Talking about local resource management in the context of rural African communities means talking about the specific role of women…
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What if Cameroonian consumers wanted legal timber?
Cameroonians are still not very interested in knowing the origin of the wood they buy, but a growing number of…
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Decaying Belgian Congo–era maps reveal secrets of valuable African tree
In the dusty library of a research station on the Congo River, a decaying map holds secrets to saving an…
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Ebola returns in area scientists predicted ‘highly favorable’ for outbreak
Ebola, the deadly hemorrhagic virus that can kill up to 90 percent of those it infects, has made a recent…
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How’s the water? Crowdsource to find out
Montane forests in East Africa play a crucial role as water towers, holding freshwater long enough for it to recharge…
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A Ponzi scheme with Nature?
A few months back, we shared our first impressions of new research on the Zambian trade of Pterocarpus tinctorius –…
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Oil palm landscapes: Playing the long game with palm oil
This article is the third in a four-part series on a global study on Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes. It might…
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REDD+ benefits: Men want cash, women want development
When it comes to REDD+ benefits, men and women differ in their preferences, with men preferring cash incentives while women…
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Hindering instead of helping in Uganda
For better or worse, politics play a big role in Uganda’s forest tenure reform efforts. The topic was explored during…
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In Uganda, change is afoot for rights to forests
Fifteen years ago Uganda launched reforms to its land tenure system. The country’s forests, once lush and expansive, had come…
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