Africa
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Zambia report urges local controls over charcoal, timber trades
Centralized management of forest resources — including charcoal and timber — has not delivered beneficial results for Zambia, instead exacerbating…
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Study highlights link between tree cover and nutrition in children
Children living in areas of Africa with heavy tree cover tend to have more nutritious diets, adding credence to research…
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Farmer urges range of measures to aid women battling climate change
In Zambia, the weather is changing — the rainy season begins later in the year than it once did, and…
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‘Landscapes approach’ could alleviate West Africa climate change woes – scientists
An integrated approach to land management ensuring sustainable policies could help agriculture-dependent West Africa cope with the looming effects of…
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New technologies key to community monitoring for REDD+
In the birthplace of Arabica coffee — Ethiopia’s Kafa Biosphere Reserve — rangers are using Facebook to monitor and verify…
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Strong laws can boost sustainable development in Africa — expert
Land acquisitions in sub-Saharan Africa are on the rise and investment trends are shifting, increasing the need to close tax…
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United States is back as facilitator in Congo Basin Forest Partnership
This blog post was originally published on the website of the Environmental Leadership Program at UC Berkeley Although President Barack…
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Smallholder farmers in Cameroon nearly ready for REDD+ — with a bit of help
A recent study of two villages in Cameroon indicates that small farmers there are not far from having the capacity…
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The road to REDD+: How Zambia can keep moving forward
At a glance : Progress toward REDD+ readiness in Zambia has been delayed by institutional rearrangements following a change in…
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West African lake a field laboratory for long-term landscapes research
BOGOR, Indonesia (29 October 2013) — Every year, the long queues of vehicles, donkeys and pedestrians that form at impassable…
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AUDIO — Quality not quantity: Wild foods give new dimension to Tanzania nutrition woes
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 October 2013) — Wild foods provide numerous micronutrient benefits and thus can play an important role in…
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Edible vine improves women’s livelihoods in Cameroon
Until a few decades ago, the climbing vine Gnetum spp. – called Okok or Eru in different parts of Cameroon…
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Traditional knowledge fuels climate change adaptation in Ghana – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 September, 2013) – Strategies used by indigenous rural people to help predict disasters and mitigate the effects…
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Feudal past still discourages Ethiopia’s farmers from planting trees
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 September, 2013)_Despite recent measures to encourage Ethiopia’s farmers to plant trees on their land, the country’s complex…
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West Africa adopts regional approach to manage forest ecosystems
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire (20 September, 2013)_In response to the dramatic decline of forest cover in West Africa, 15 member countries…
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