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On Landscapes – Part 3: Defining objectives and measuring progress
See also part 1 – Why are landscapes important?, and part 2 – What are landscapes? The ultimate objective of…
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To impact climate policy, researchers should think short-term, expert says
Scientists could have a greater influence over climate change policy if more research showed how communities are already adapting to…
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The IPCC Wetlands Supplement: What it is and what it means
At a glance : The Wetlands Supplement, a new methodology report adopted by the IPCC in October, provides guidance for…
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We analyze: UNFCCC’s draft technical annex to report emissions
EXPERT COMMENTATOR Louis Verchot, research director at the Center for International Forestry Research. DRAFT DOCUMENT Methodological guidance for activities relating…
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Peatlands and mangroves receive overdue recognition
At a glance : Peatlands, mangroves and other tropical wetlands are high-Carbon ecosystems that are increasingly receiving recognition in the…
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COP19: Can we expect a decision on REDD+ emissions verification?
At a glance : The science on emissions verification is strong, but politics between developed and developing countries has stalled…
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On Landscapes – Part 2: What are landscapes?
This is part of a series on landscapes. Read Part 1 – Why are Landscapes Important? My previous “why” question…
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Causes of deforestation getting lost in REDD+ rhetoric – analysis
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 October 2013) — Debates about REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) are skirting a fundamental…
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On Landscapes – Part 1: Why are landscapes important?
The Global Landscapes Forum is less than a month away, and it is time to prepare for lively debates on…
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Landscapes debate could reinvigorate U.N. climate talks – negotiator
BOGOR, Indonesia (25 October 2013) — A dedicated Global Landscapes Forum to coincide with upcoming international climate change talks in…
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Forging a path for policymakers amid Mesoamerica climate uncertainty
TURRIALBA, Costa Rica (24 October 2013) — An increasingly warmer, drier climate in Central America and Mexico in the next…
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Scientist Terry Sunderland describes the ‘landscape approach’
In the following interview, Terry Sunderland, a principal scientist with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) defines “landscape approach”–…
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Board game puts new spin on competitive land-use dynamics
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 October 2013) — Life. Risk. Monopoly. Board games such as these can reflect and diffuse frameworks for…
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Biofuels and forests: Revisiting the debate
This article was originally published in the September-October 2013 issue of Bioenergy Insight. Much of the initial optimism about the…
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My first systematic review: How I fell in love
In retrospect I went in blind. Of course I had familiarized myself with systematic reviews and read the Collaboration for…
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