Asia Pacific
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Tenure security and economic interest add up to REDD+ effectiveness – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (31 May, 2013) – Local communities must have secure tenure rights if they are to manage forests to…
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Look who isn’t talking now: REDD+ information flows in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 May 2013) – The REDD+ policy process in Indonesia is not fulfilling its promise of greater participation…
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Indonesia’s REDD+ pilot province: how is it faring two years on?
When Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono selected Central Kalimantan as the pilot province for his country’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation…
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Powerful film, posters spark lasting dialogue over future of local forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 April, 2013) – A study that aimed to protect the interests of forest dwellers by measuring the…
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Forest-dwelling Borneo children foresee grim times ahead – study
Children living in the Indonesian forests of Borneo island portray a bleak image of the future, according to preliminary findings…
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Nepal: Eager to join global efforts to fight deforestation, but not getting to the root
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2013)_Though it has shown enthusiastic support for global efforts to slow forest loss and degradation (REDD+),…
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Could sustainable logging save Indonesia’s mangroves?
It sounds counter-intuitive. Indonesia’s vast mangrove forests, CIFOR has recently discovered, are a valuable carbon sink. They shelter unique species,…
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‘Dirty Science’: Excavating the truth about mangroves and carbon
Chest-deep in brackish, tea-coloured water, a team of scientists wades into a towering mangrove forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It’s…
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Exchanging forests with degraded lands: a challenge for Indonesia
It’s being touted as a way to reduce deforestation in Indonesia: Give investors — who have already been issued permits…
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Organisations join forces to fight for forest communities
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 March, 2013)_Organisations working collectively in Guatemala and Nepal are succeeding in giving a voice to people living…
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With microfinancing, Vietnam’s rural people emerge as champions of reforestation
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 February, 2013)_Rural people are playing a key role in reforesting Vietnam, using small, low-interest loans for household…
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Understanding the role of forest income in rural livelihoods: Insights from China
With almost a quarter of the world’s population relying on forest resources for their livelihoods, understanding how forests can improve…
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Paying farmers to protect forest watersheds in Vietnam & China: The long-term prognosis
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 February, 2013)_ As China and Vietnam move toward decentralised, market-baed economies, they will need to improve the…
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Small businesses band together to meet high cost of Indonesia’s timber certification scheme
JEPARA, Indonesia (6 February, 2013)_Next month, the Indonesian government will have fully phased in legislation requiring all furniture companies exporting…
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