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Forests foods and healthy diets
New research by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) shows that forests play an important role in the diets…
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Getting the facts on gender and biodiversity
Catalina Santamaria is the Forests Programme Officer for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). She spoke to…
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What’s on CIFOR’s holiday reading list?
With holidays approaching, now is the time to catch up on those articles, books and films missed out on over a…
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Understanding the ways we use wildlife
Evidence of Pygmy culture in sub-Saharan Africa dates back more than 20,000 years. With forests playing an integral role in…
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Quality over quantity: Changing diets and consumption
It might come as a surprise to most people that enough food is produced globally to feed approximately 10 billion…
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Nutrition and landscapes
CIFOR: What kind of research are you carrying out on nutrition and landscapes? Amy Ickowitz: Our research started by looking…
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Forest, Trees & Agroforestry research into the next phase
In what some refer to as a ‘post-truth’ society, it is unfortunate that the role of scientific results is frequently…
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Investing in sustainable planted forests: Tools are available, but there’s room for improvement
Industrial-scale planted forests are broadening the scope of their products from a traditional focus on timber toward bioenergy, and even…
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Eat your vegetation
Children need a healthy diet to grow strong bodies and minds, and to protect against deadly infections. In Indonesia, getting…
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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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When small meets big in the value chain
For centuries, life for smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia was relatively simple. They grew crops, kept the necessary amount…
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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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