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From sustainable forest management to restoration
Two years ago, COVID was keeping us all in our houses, and I had time to think. Perhaps that’s what…
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Cross-sectional research into mangrove blue carbon: A tale from two islands
The Indo-West Pacific Region, which includes East Asia, hosts the most diverse mangrove ecosystems in the world. Their distribution area…
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Local context essential in work to continue reductions in deforestation in Indonesia
Continued reduction in deforestation in Indonesia, which would help to fight climate change, will require a consistent mix of policy…
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How are local and Indigenous rights safeguarded in the context of REDD+ in Indonesia?
Safeguarding the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs) has been emphasized as part of reducing emissions…
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Why context is critical when it comes to deforestation
When choosing how to reduce deforestation, decision makers face a wide set of policy options: do we increase enforcement and…
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Community rights and REDD+ in Indonesia
This blog presents preliminary findings of our research on REDD+ safeguards in Jambi Province, Indonesia; results were presented and validated…
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Imagining REDD+ under Indonesia’s ‘Job Creation Law’
An emerging ‘Job Creation Law’ in Indonesia seeks to reduce unemployment and boost GDP by deregulating investments and encouraging entrepreneurialism.…
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Seeing from all sides: Why we need more women in science
Nining Liswanti is a researcher with CIFOR-ICRAF Indonesia. She has an undergraduate degree in forestry from the University of Gajah…
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Conserving the Rejoso watershed
Rejoso watershed, at the foot of Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, provides strategic ecosystem services, including the Umbulan Spring…
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Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services: achieving its goals or not?
A team of researchers analysed the impact of the Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services or PFES national policy in a…
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