Asia Pacific
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Voices of REDD+: In Vietnam, payments alone can’t turn tide of deforestation
LIMA, Peru—REDD+ payments alone may not be enough to overpower the economics of deforestation in some cases, the proponents of…
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For indigenous voices in land use, a seat at the table isn’t necessarily enough
BOGOR, Indonesia—Formalizing indigenous people’s participation in protected area management is not enough to ensure they can actually defend their interests…
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Peatland loss could emit 2,800 years’ worth of carbon in an evolutionary eyeblink: study
BOGOR, Indonesia—Scientists monitoring the amount of carbon accumulated in Indonesia’s peatland forests over thousands of years have predicted that millions…
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Best of 2014: ‘There will be no birds or monkeys because the forest will be gone’
BOGOR, Indonesia—When it comes to tropical forest landscapes, children are often seen but not heard. A research paper published in…
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Along the Mekong, conservation-payment schemes are a study in contrasts
HANOI, Vietnam—One river, many ways to protect its forests—but are those ways effective? A recent workshop on incentive-based conservation in…
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Amid deforestation in Myanmar, growing discussions of REDD+ and rights
LIMA, Peru—Growing discussions about forest-carbon initiatives in Myanmar could prove beneficial to the rights of local and indigenous communities there,…
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To include local people in REDD+ activities, four conditions required, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia—This month in Lima, experts are debating how to safeguard the rights of local communities in global forest-carbon initiatives.…
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Strong commitments, then silence from key player in REDD+ policy arena
BOGOR, Indonesia—On the REDD+ stage, one actor speaks prominently under the lights—but remains largely invisible backstage when the decisions are…
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In ‘Landscape Game,’ greed is good—but being ‘green’ is better
Say you have a plot of forested land in Amazonia to invest in. Do you log it for quick cash,…
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REDD+ on the ground: For one initiative in Indonesia, politics in the peatlands
BOGOR, Indonesia—It’s a cautionary tale. The experience of a highly politicized carbon emissions reduction initiative in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province…
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Carbon 101: Faced with teaching a complex topic, scientists get creative
BOGOR, Indonesia—It’s expected to be a major topic at the UN climate talks in Lima: how to ensure that climate…
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As tides rise higher, can mangroves hold on? Researchers dig in to find out
BOGOR, Indonesia—Where tropical forests meet the sea, you’ll often find mangroves, which harbor unique wildlife and store large amounts of…
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Indonesia’s merger of environment and forest ministries a bold, difficult move
The new President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, surprised some observers recently when he announced his Cabinet, combining the ministries of…
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Project ‘discovers’ uncharted forests—and charts new direction in land-use planning
BOGOR, Indonesia — Whereas magicians use mirrors to make huge objects seemingly disappear, researchers in Indonesia are developing maps to…
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Forest transition spurs policy shifts in Vietnam
Vietnam has witnessed a forest transition on a massive scale. Between 1943 and 1990, the country lost 5 million hectares…
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