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Is the landscape approach good for forests?
I am often asked if forests will benefit from a landscape approach. Sometimes I hear concerns that taking a landscape…
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Experts: Landscape restoration a delicate balance of people, policy, purpose
BOGOR, Indonesia—Human activities taken their toll on the world’s forests: As much as two-thirds of the ecosystems on Earth could…
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Research on market-based conservation creates more confusion than clarity, analysis shows
BOGOR, Indonesia – Market-based instruments to conserve ecosystems and biodiversity are becoming increasingly popular over regulatory instruments, but the term…
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Time for urgent action on social safeguards for REDD+, researchers say
BOGOR, Indonesia — It’s time to get serious about the social dimensions of REDD+ projects, say the authors of a…
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‘Honeymoon’ over, REDD+ struggles with politics and power
BOGOR, Indonesia—In theory, the plan seemed rather simple: a financial mechanism to reduce carbon emissions by incentivizing the protection of…
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Negotiating the landscape approach
In just over a month, the second Global Landscapes Forum will kick off in Lima, Peru. The past year has seen a…
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Safeguards research gauges local participation, views of early-stage REDD+ initiatives
SALT LAKE CITY, USA—Preliminary research shows somewhat limited village-level participation in early-stage efforts at curbing emissions through avoided tropical deforestation,…
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On women and social sciences, forestry institutions still missing the picture, expert says
SALT LAKE CITY, USA—Rural women remain “somewhat invisible” to the forestry world, despite a growing understanding of their roles in…
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New guidebook seeks to boost forest clout for a massive, marginalized group
SALT LAKE CITY, USA—Consider it a problem-solver for a problem-solver. In recent years, “top-down” approaches to managing forests and other…
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How do different land-use policies interact? New study seeks to find out
BOGOR, Indonesia — Call it a “policymaker’s cookbook.” A group of international experts from academia, research institutions and non-governmental organizations…
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