Global
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What’s on CIFOR’s holiday reading list?
With holidays approaching, now is the time to catch up on those articles, books and films missed out on over…
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Success from the ground up?
New global forest restoration initiatives – such as the Bonn Challenge, Initiative 20×20, AFR100, the Convention on Biological Diversity Aichi…
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REDD+, conservation and rural livelihoods
The ambitious global strategy to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation known as REDD+ rocketed to the top of…
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GCP’s Sarah Lake: ‘Landscapes means addressing things beyond a singular supply chain or commodity’
Sarah Lake is the Head of the Drivers of Deforestation Program at the Global Canopy Programme (GCP). She spoke to…
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Reflections on COP22 and gender
Thanks to lobbying efforts by gender equality advocacy groups, the recent climate talks in Marrakesh yielded a significant decision that…
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Harnessing multi-purpose productive landscapes for integrated climate and development goals
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) welcomes the ratification and early entry into force of the Paris Agreement. This…
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Matt Hansen: ‘With satellites, you don’t look at a single pixel. It only makes sense on a landscape scale.’
Matt Hansen is a professor in the Geographical Sciences Department at the University of Maryland. He spoke on the sidelines…
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Wanjira Mathai: ‘Landscape restoration is about gender equality’
Wanjira Mathai is the Director of Partnerships for Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER) at the Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI). She…
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UNEP’s Erik Solheim: ‘Climate no longer a cost, but an opportunity’
More than 5,500 people from 95 countries connected in person and online at the 2016 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in…
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German Government supports establishment of Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn
At the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Marrakesh, Morocco, the German Federal Government announced to 5,500 participants here and online,…
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To find real solutions, focus beyond climate emissions
If we are to find sustainable solutions to climate change, we have to look at the bigger picture. And in…
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COP22 Special: Progress in Marrakesh
Climate negotiations are now progressing into the final days in Marrakesh with a handful of outcomes established already. The 22nd…
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COP22 Special: The role of private actors on the world’s climate stage
The landmark Paris climate change agreement was adopted by 195 nations – all pledging to keep global warming well below…
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COP22 Special: Why should we care about peat?
Peat is partially decayed, dead vegetation that has accumulated over thousands of years. Though peatlands are generally saturated with water…
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COP22 Special: REDD+ monitoring is a technical and political balancing act
Monitoring deforestation so countries can track their greenhouse gas emission targets might seem like a technical matter of satellite images…
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