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One number to rule them all
Deforestation is one of our key concerns in land use and forestry. Huge political and financial resources are directed toward…
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More than putting a price tag on the planet
How do we calculate the worth of nature? What carries the highest value: the habitat of an endangered species, a…
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Remittances and reforestation
53-year-old Adham* lives in the steep-sided Vanj valley in the Pamir mountains of eastern Tajikistan. The hillsides are parched and…
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Linking trees and water
Marking World Water Day on 22 March, we are highlighting the essential links between forests and water. For more on…
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Forests and energy: What’s the connection?
What connects forests and energy? Forests News Editor Leona Liu put the question to Peter Holmgren, Director General of the…
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Think you know forests?
The United Nations International Day of Forests, marked on 21 March, is a global celebration of forests and all the…
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Splitting hairs over splitting wood
The past month has seen a fierce international and academic debate flare up again over the large-scale use of wood…
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Tenure reform: Lessons from the Global South
Over the past two decades, a global trend has seen increasing recognition of the rights of communities and local governments…
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Gender and Forests
To celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8), Forests News sits down with gender researchers Dr. Bimbika Sijapati-Basnett and Carol J.…
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Stories to save the orangutans
In celebration of UN World Wildlife Day with the theme ‘Listen to the Young Voices’, the Global Landscapes Forum is…
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Finding good food in the forest
The recipe for dokoum, or croquettes made from the wild temple plant, calls for the fresh leaves of Crataeva religiosa,…
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Forests sustaining agriculture?
CIFOR and its partners recently completed a near three-year review process that examines how forests and trees can support, or…
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Why do forest products become less available?
In developing countries, rural smallholders and communities derive about one-quarter of their income from the forest around them. But a…
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Forests foods and healthy diets
New research by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) shows that forests play an important role in the diets…
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An environmental balancing act
As we embark on a new year in 2017, what critical social and environmental issues are we facing? For one,…
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