Asia Pacific
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REDD+ pioneers or guinea pigs?
In 2012, Central Kalimantan was chosen as Indonesia’s pilot province for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). REDD+…
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Three decades of tenure reform in Indonesia
A recent handover of customary land rights in Indonesia is the product of a decades-long drive led by local communities,…
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REDD+ in Myanmar
As decision makers in Myanmar move to draft a REDD+ country strategy, a workshop was held in the capital, Naypyidaw,…
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Tenure and trade: How to make a living from the forests of Nepal
Nepal is a world leader in returning forest tenure rights to local people. But restrictive regulations continue to undermine communities’…
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What’s next for customary forests in Indonesia?
A recent handover of customary land rights from the Indonesian government to indigenous peoples has been hailed as a milestone…
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Voices of women in palm oil
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, CIFOR and partners held a multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on ‘Governing oil palm…
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Gender and oil palm
Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of crude palm oil, churning out an estimated 33 million tons in 2016. Needless…
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Bioenergy in Indonesia
Research on bioenergy is in high demand in Indonesia, where the sector is seen as a potential way forward for…
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Indonesian president hands over management of forests to indigenous people
Indonesia has had a long history of conflict over control of its massive areas of tropical forests that are spread…
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Blue carbon science for sustainable development
Mangrove forests have been recognized for a variety of important functions, such as buffering coastal zones from tropical storms and…
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For a better Borneo, new map reveals how much terrain has changed
When a tree falls in Borneo, does it make a sound? A new interactive atlas developed by the Center for…
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Nepal’s forest fires
Last year, forest fires hit the headlines again in Nepal. The Himalayan country, which was ravaged by a deadly earthquake…
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Gender relations in forestry: beyond a headcount
The land boundary dispute with the neighboring village had gone on for years. But Aditi*, the 60-something female president of…
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Re-examining Indonesia’s land and forest fires
As world leaders gather next week for COP22 Marrakesh to discuss priorities for action on the Paris Agreement, Indonesia marks…
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Turning cropland into forest
First the land was baked dry, then the torrential rains came – sweeping away homes, crops, forests and human lives.…
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