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Global study: REDD+ initiatives see challenges — and opportunities
BOGOR, Indonesia — Actions must be taken to clarify land tenure in forest-rich developing countries, and to improve the economic…
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Report: Forests may play bigger role in rainfall than estimated
LIMA, Peru (10 April 2014) — Current climate models appear to underestimate the full impact of forest vegetation on rainfall…
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Global study questions primary role of forests as safety nets and gap fillers
BOGOR, Indonesia — Forest resources may be less important as a buffer between harvests and in times of hardship than…
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Will there be enough food? Thoughts on the IPCC WGII report
The IPCC’s Working Group II report on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was released earlier this week. A major…
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Can military decentralization tactics bring innovation to conservation?
Editor’s Note: Forest conservation will be a theme of discussion at the upcoming Forests Asia Summit, 5-6 May in Jakarta,…
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Equity remains low on the REDD+ policy agenda
Editor’s Note: REDD+ will be a key theme of discussion at the upcoming Forests Asia Summit, 5-6 May in Jakarta,…
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Study explores role of smallholder farmers in tree conservation
LIMA, Peru (25 March 2014) — When deforestation or the effects of climate change threaten natural forests, the best hope…
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Global study of forests and livelihoods shakes up the terrain
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles exploring new research from the Poverty and Environment Network…
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Scientific review shows oil palm plantations hurt biodiversity
BOGOR, Indonesia — New research reveals that oil-palm plantations established on primary or secondary forests are unsuitable habitats for the…
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Impact evaluation: Toward a body of evidence on effective forest conservation
Forest conservation could benefit from more, and better, impact evaluation to understand what works and what not, but evaluation efforts…
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Ten challenges and lessons for donors funding REDD+ as performance based aid
REDD+ was a plan to create a system of Payment for Environmental Services, with the bulk of the funding coming…
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SDGs should tackle energy access to boost gender equality, researcher says
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 March 2014) — Comprehensive U.N. anti-poverty targets established in 2000 have done much to advance and empower…
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Fusing adaptation and mitigation funding: A lofty goal?
At a glance : Even though evidence shows adaptation and mitigation can work together on the ground, no financial instruments…
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FOREST HEROINE: Tree advocate Diana Beresford-Kroeger sets reforestation sights high
Editor’s Note: International Women’s Day is Saturday, 8 March, and in honor of women’s many contributions to forestry, Forests News…
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Seeking ‘gray literature’ on contribution of forest ecosystem services to food production
Forests and trees underpin agriculture for food production in time and space. Most smallholder food production systems — which feed…
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