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Large trees play key role in tropical forest biomass storage – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 August, 2013) – A large-scale study has found that a handful of big trees store up to…
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Interactive web app lets users map forest carbon emissions activities
BOGOR, Indonesia (1 August, 2013) – A new online portal for monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) carbon emissions allows researchers…
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Payment for environmental services: a glass half full or half empty?
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 July, 2013) – Payments for environmental services (PES) can both save the environment and alleviate poverty: true,…
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Scientists seek out forest traditions in climate change fight
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (22 July, 2013) — How is a raised garden of cassava plants deep in the Brazilian…
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Biodiversity paradigm questioned after flaws found in logging impact research
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 July, 2013) — Studies about the impact of logging on biodiversity in tropical regions should be scrutinized,…
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Communities adapting to loss of forest ecosystem services — World Bank
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (17 July, 2013) — For years, it has been a bit of conventional wisdom among researchers…
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Good governance is “critical” to engage the private sector in REDD+
JAKARTA, Indonesia (16 July, 2013) – As the pressing need for private sector finance to help support REDD+ becomes clear,…
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New swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 July 2013) – A new tool designed to evaluate the impact of swidden on forest degradation could…
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Green economy would highlight full value of forests
JAKARTA, Indonesia (10 July, 2013) – As more developing countries plan to make the transition to a green economy—defined as…
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Bonn climate talks tackle emissions verification stumbling block
BONN, Germany (24 June, 2013) – Negotiators at Bonn climate talks have whittled away at controversial policy details related to…
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