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COP23 Special: Walking the REDD+ line, talking transformational change
Has REDD+ worked? Many at COP23 asked this question, and those in Bonn who were participating in negotiations, hosting discussions…
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‘Grain for green’: How China is swapping farmland for forest
Since 1999, China has restored forest landscapes across more than 28 million hectares of farmland and land classified as barren…
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New map helps track palm-oil supply chains in Borneo
In 2013, a number of major palm-oil buyers, traders and producers promised to stop clearing natural forests. The global multi-billion-dollar…
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COP23 Special: Recognizing gender bias, restoring forests
One woman described the centuries-old, female-centered production of argan oil in Morocco and the recent degradation of the country’s forests.…
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COP23 Special: ‘No Paris without peatlands’
In the hot, tented meeting rooms of the global climate conference in Bonn, peatlands are never far away. This is…
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Ebola outbreaks linked to forest loss
News of an Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak strikes fear not only in Africa where it originates, but around the…
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COP23 Special: How land and forests can help meet global goals on climate
There is much political will to meet ambitious goals on forest restoration – just think of the commitment and cooperation…
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COP23 Special: What would a rights-based REDD+ look like?
From its outset, REDD+ has divided opinions over its potential impacts on the rights of indigenous peoples. Partly, this is…
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COP23 Special: From Balikpapan to global climate action
Join discussions on the topics mentioned here with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and partners at COP23 on…
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COP23 Special: Can REDD+ benefit the poor?
This topic will be one of several featured at an official COP23 side event hosted by the Center for International…
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COP23 Special: Green Climate Fund payments: An explainer
In early October, at its 18th Board meeting in Cairo, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) adopted its latest policy related…
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Restoring forest landscapes: A question of community rights
A workshop on this topic will be held in Bonn, Germany, on 3 November, arranged in collaboration by the Center…
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Robert Nasi: Changing the way forests and forestry are perceived
From 1 November 2017, Dr. Robert Nasi is taking on the role of Director General of the Center for International…
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Putting forestry at the center
I am now moving on from CIFOR, and this is my final DG’s Column in Forests News. I have made…
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The dreamer, the progressive and the returnee
The dreamer Chakra Bir Gurung For the past three generations of landed upper-class Gurung in the village of Nalma, central…
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