Global
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Forests ‘not only about the environment’: On SDGs, zero-deforestation pledges
BOGOR, Indonesia—Where do forests fit into the climate and development agendas? How—and when—will the promise of REDD+ be fulfilled? What…
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Finance for sustainable landscapes: Momentum is building
The landscape approach is largely about working across institutional boundaries – boundaries that evolved for good reason but now sometimes…
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Promises to keep: Can private sector ensure success of zero-deforestation pledges?
BOGOR, Indonesia—The aim of last year’s New York Declaration on Forests is an ambitious one: Halve deforestation by 2020 and…
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Zero-deforestation pledges and palm oil: a conversation
BOGOR, Indonesia—The 2014 New York Declaration on Forests has ambitious goals: halve deforestation by 2020 and eliminate it altogether by…
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Restoring deforested landscapes means more than planting trees
LIMA, Peru—To stop the loss of the world’s forests, countries around the globe have set an ambitious goal of replanting…
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2015: A year for integration
Few people in development and environment circles could have missed that this year will see a confluence of global agreement-making.…
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How does land tenure affect agricultural productivity? A systematic review
A lot of us who may come from the West assume that land rights certification, registration or titling are important…
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As climate change and poor habits parch Central Asia, can policy changes help?
BOGOR, Indonesia — An approach that looks at both environmental and human elements to combat landscape degradation could help make…
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External stressors pose overlooked threats to environmental payment schemes
BOGOR, Indonesia—A fire rages, not only clearing large swathes of forest, but also threatening a protected area nearby. Managers are…
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Voices and views: How participation in gender research enriches understanding
From the recent toolboxes and manuals developed by CIFOR, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and CCAFS, as well as the…
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Gender equality and sustainable development as human rights: A conversation
Concerns about gender equality and women’s empowerment are re-emerging as part of the post-2015 development agenda on the global agenda.…
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Tropical wetlands: Mangroves and carbon
The estimated 15 million hectares of mangrove forests in the world store 20 billion metric tons of carbon. Get…
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The wisdom of the crowd: Your top 20 questions for forestry and landscapes
Carol Colfer and Doris Capistrano dedicate their book “The Politics of Decentralization”: Forests, Power and People” to “those whose voices…
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Voices of REDD+: in a vast Amazonian district, coalitions and carrots bring hard-won successes
LIMA, Peru—In one of the largest municipalities in the world, São Félix do Xingu (SFX) in Brazil’s Pará state, the…
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In the tropics, an alien invasion remains largely below the radar
BOGOR, Indonesia — Little green invaders are poised to cause mayhem in the tropics, new research indicates. Outside the tropics,…
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