Africa
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‘Concessions 2.0’: A new concept for sustainable community forestry
Introducing a landscape approach to tropical timber concessions in Central Africa could make the difference between development and disenfranchisement for…
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Stronger rights for the commons: A new generation of challenges
Nearly 20 years ago, in 1996, the Namibian government granted rights to wildlife—elephants, black rhino, lion and many species of…
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Sustainable investment in Africa starts with the law
Diamonds, gold, oil, natural gas, extensive forest and farm land: Africa has such abundant resources that it is little wonder…
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A landscape picture from Cameroon
It’s a daunting challenge whose complexity only continues to intensify: How can we manage the land so that it can…
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A pod of gold
The African locust bean grows across the Sudan and Sahel, from Senegal to Burkina Faso to Uganda. This food tree…
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In Ethiopia, jobs might grow on trees
Work on a timber plantation in Ethiopia is tough, with low wages, poor conditions and little security – but at…
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Protect against poverty … with a dry forest
Understanding dry forests is essential to help the poorest residents adapt to climate change. And keeping those forests intact can…
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Men, women, dry forests and the power of food
When aid groups began encouraging women in the Gambia to plant gardens in the 1980s, the nutritional quality of household…
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The forest detectives: Searching for proof about forests and disease
Editor’s note: Robert Nasi and John Fa will be speaking on the role of bushmeat in food security and nutrition…
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Forestry for a sustainable future: Making a difference beyond agreements
Next week, more than 2,600 forestry experts will travel to the 14th World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa. The…
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Multiple ways for Congo Basin forests to flourish
Two hundred million hectares, and sixty million people. That’s the size and feeding power of the forests of the Congo…
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Grubs in tubs: Cameroon’s larvae love just got so much better
Palm weevil grubs are, to many eyes, the sort of creature you would stamp on if you saw it wriggling…
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Social networking for climate change adaptation in Cameroon (and it’s not Twitter)
It has an on-ground social networking system that could be harnessed to spread knowledge about climate change—in much the same…
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Wild food means good food: CIFOR study
In Tanzania, women supplement their families’ diets by collecting foods that grow wild near their homes. They gather edible species…
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REDD+: The implementation challenge in the Congo Basin
REDD+ is now moving into countries’ implementation arenas after final agreements by parties over its modalities during the 42nd session…
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