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Scientists aim to pinpoint role of forests in battle against “hidden hunger”
ROME, Italy (13 May, 2013) – The view that increased crop production is the strategy most likely to achieve global…
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Can rural women also have it all? Voices of “elite women” important for truly oppressed
In recent months, two new “third-wave feminist” writings have become the talk of the town: Anne-Marie Slaughter’s Why Women Still…
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Five who make a difference: green pursuits earn innovators forest hero awards
ISTANBUL, Turkey (19 April, 2013) – Five people named “Forest Heroes” at an awards ceremony at the U.N.Forum on Forests…
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The Economist says we can simply adapt to climate change. We think they are mistaken.
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April, 2013) – A recent article in The Economist magazine asserted that the air temperature of the…
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Norway’s government pension fund divests from palm oil producers
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 April, 2013) – Norway’s government pension fund – one of the world’s largest – has withdrawn US$…
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Q+A: Forest-tenure reform advances, but questions remain
LIMA, Peru (10 April, 2013) – In the past three decades, at least 200 million hectares of forest have been…
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World Health Day 2013: Combating malnutrition and infection with forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 April, 2013)_World Health Day is a time when — as a nutritionist — I think about the…
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Could the Sustainable Development Goals include Landscapes?
Last week, the UN High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda met in Bali, Indonesia. The political commitment from last year’s…
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Experts: Corruption could threaten global efforts to slow forest loss
BRASILIA, Brazil (1 April, 2013) _ U.N.-backed efforts to slow forest loss could be derailed by corruption, experts warned as…
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