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Leveraging finance to support solutions for smallholders
This article is part of a special lead up series leading up to the Global Landscapes Forum 2016 – The…
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The landscape approach: How did we get here and where do we want to go? Just ask Darwin!
Charles Darwin’s theories of natural selection and survival of the fittest were initially derided and rejected, leading Darwin himself to…
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Land tenure and livelihoods: What’s the connection?
A Harakmbut indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon has no say over the 17 gold-mining concessions overlapping its territory, despite…
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Assessing quality in impact-oriented research
Contemporary research in the social and environmental realms places strong emphasis on achieving ‘impact’. Research programs and projects aim to…
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Bridging gender theory and practice in environmental policy
One of the major successes during the past 40 years of feminist scholarship and activism has been paving the way…
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The challenges of conserving tropical forests
Too often, the debate about forests in policy circles is reduced to two options: deforestation or total protection, according to…
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Paris Agreement signed. Now what?
A record number of more than 170 nations attended the signing ceremony of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA) at the…
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The importance of integration
Today, the fight to protect our planet’s resources- particularly our forests- continues with increasing urgency amid climate change threats and…
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Local projects shape national REDD+ strategies
At the international level, global leaders are continuing to discuss how to develop and implement national REDD+ strategies. At the…
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Mapping the world’s biomass to better tackle deforestation
One of the early successes in efforts to combat global warming has been a renewed push to tackle deforestation in…
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Could timber plantations boost forest conservation?
Large-scale mono-culture plantations have been criticized for a bevy of reasons: land grabbing, forest destruction, poor environmental services, unfair distribution…
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International Day of Forests 2016: The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
To mark the Day’s sixth anniversary, Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Tony…
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International Day of Forests 2016: Role of the private sector in forestry and sustainable landscapes
To mark the Day’s fourth anniversary, Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Tony…
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How deforestation is tangled up in the law
When it comes to deforestation – either stopping it or encouraging it – a country’s laws and policies can make…
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International Day of Forests 2016: What’s the state of the world’s forests?
To mark the Day’s fourth anniversary, Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Tony…
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