Asia Pacific
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Mangrove experts urge restoration, regeneration of organic coasts
When Ulva Takke heard that a foreign-owned firm planned to set up an iron ore mine on the tiny island…
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FOREST HEROINE: Suprabha Seshan fends off population pressures on endangered species
Editor’s Note: International Women’s Day is Saturday, 8 March, and in honor of women’s many contributions to forestry, Forests News…
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FOREST HEROINE: Grizelda “Gerthie” Mayo-Anda puts law to work in defense of forests
Editor’s Note: International Women’s Day is Saturday, 8 March, and in honor of women’s many contributions to forestry, Forests News…
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FOREST HEROINE: Phakee Wannasak wards off threats to community-led forest governance
Editor’s Note: International Women’s Day is Saturday, 8 March, and in honor of women’s many contributions to forestry, Forests News…
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Mangrove conference to focus on improving coastal livelihoods
The full impact of current plans to convert 2.24 million hectares (ha) of Indonesian mangrove forests to aquaculture shrimp ponds…
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BEST OF 2013: Javan leopards on camera
Editor’s Note: CIFOR’s wide-ranging research in 2013 made it a busy year for Forests News. From Brazil nuts to board…
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Credible data key to Indonesia’s efforts to solve forest fire, emissions challenges — expert
Accurate information on the causes of wildfires and the amount of carbon emissions they produce is critical if Indonesia is…
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Philippines’ Tony La Viña on building a global coalition to end climate change
U.N. climate talks were launched this week with a renewed sense of urgency as officials in the Philippines took tally…
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Defining “forest” could improve REDD+ monitoring in Indonesia
If policymakers fail to consider carefully how they define forests, they risk compromising the potential success of the U.N.-backed REDD+…
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Panel discussion on “landmark” Indonesia-EU timber trade pact
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 October 2013) — On 30 September, 2013, the government of Indonesia signed the Collaboration Agreement on the…
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Oil palm can be made more biodiversity friendly — experts
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 October, 2013) — If notoriously non-biodiverse oil palm plantations are developed only on degraded land, they will…
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Scientists tap local expertise to deepen knowledge of threatened species
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 September, 2013)_Involving local people in conservation efforts can be a reliable and cost-effective way to identify the…
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Fires and haze – how to maintain a glow of interest?
Fires in Sumatra and elsewhere are ablaze every year, often causing haze problems in southeast Asian countries. Everyone seems to…
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Indonesian president delivers promised REDD+ agency
BOGOR, Indonesia (10 September 2013) — A new decree signed by the Indonesian president to create a national agency aimed…
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Full text of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s decree on Indonesia REDD+ agency
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA DECREE NUMBER 62 YEAR 2013 REGARDING MANAGING AGENCY FOR THE REDUCTION OF EMISSION FROM…
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