Latin America
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Q&A: “Peruvian peatlands should be considered as priorities in any national conservation program for climate change mitigation”
Peruvian peatlands are of huge environmental importance, not only locally but also globally. They not only house enormous stores of…
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Decoding deforestation in Brazil and Bolivia
Recently, I came across a much publicized article in The New York Times about the impact of two of the…
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Improving sustainable cattle production in the Brazilian Amazon
The successful Brazilian experience in slowing down deforestation in the Amazon has captured a lot of attention in the global…
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Mother Nature often knows best
As countries gear up for the “Bonn Challenge” of restoring 150 million hectares of deforested and degraded land by 2020,…
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Alternative approaches to illegal logging
Nearly two decades ago, western Amazonian countries began implementing new forest policies to help communities and small producers manage their…
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Why does illegal logging continue after forestry reforms?
The western Amazonian countries of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia have implemented significant forest reforms over the last two decades to…
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Beyond tree planting
When most people think of forest restoration, they think of planting trees. But at the scales needed to meet ambitious…
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Obstacles to forest tenure reform deeply rooted in the past
Ask people what ‘community forestry’ is, and you are likely to get different answers in different countries, or even in…
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What’s in a land title?
The indigenous community of Tres Islas in southeastern Peru seems to have it all—good fishing; a vast forest of timber,…
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Are smallholders really to blame?
Multiple international and bilateral agreements compel – though do not legally bind – Peru to halt deforestation in the near…
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Q&A: Lessons from Latin America for forest landscape restoration
This interview is Part II of a three-part series on forest landscape restoration to coincide with the IUCN World Conservation…
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Agouti on the wedding menu
Getting married can be an anxious affair. One may worry about different sets of friends or family getting along, or…
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YouTube hunting videos offer scientists invaluable insight
The shaky camera footage depicts torch-lit woodland and the fuzzy outline of a gun barrel as the shot is fired.…
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Striking a balance in bushmeat studies
For many living in rural parts of the world, hunting wild animals offers both a vital source of protein and…
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Hunting for sustainability
By supporting traditional knowledge related to wildlife and making decisions stemming from their very contemporary context, hunters in the Columbian…
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