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Winds of change buffet a small-time industry, hitting women hardest
BOGOR, Indonesia—Trade in a key ingredient in skin-care products is being upended by new trends in technology and international markets—trends…
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‘Deep, recurrent structural problems’ lie behind climate challenges
BOGOR, Indonesia — We must continuously adapt our institutions to deal with accelerated social and environmental change if we are to…
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Gardens in the sky: The advantages of agroforestry in Bangladesh
Imagine a forest that is not really a forest, but a multi-layered garden reaching up more than 10 meters. It…
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How do forests recover after logging? New network seeks to find out
BOGOR, Indonesia — They are the forgotten forests. Logged or “disturbed” forests are fast expanding throughout the tropics, though they…
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10 things you didn’t know about bushmeat in Africa
What is bushmeat? Bushmeat is defined as any terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians harvested for food. 10 facts about…
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Ebola and forestry — an urgent scientific challenge
As a global organization with offices and projects in West and Central Africa, we are keeping a close eye on…
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Ebola and bushmeat in Africa: Q&A with leading researcher
Tens of millions of Africans rely on bushmeat and wild fish for up to 80 percent of their protein, and…
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Web of mistrust snags forest-protection programs in Cambodia
Fry a tarantula, save the rainforest? Forest-based goods such as bamboo, rattan, and yes, edible spiders — a delicacy in…
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Study gauges relative importance of forest incomes
BOGOR, Indonesia — Meat. Woodfuel. Spices. Forests provide all these and more, yet the role of these products on rural…
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Artisanal millers vs. industrial plantations in Cameroon’s palm oil paradox
For generations, villagers in Cameroon have been pounding the bright orange fruits of the oil palm to release the strongly…
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Crop diversity can sweeten the deal for African cocoa farmers
The video is fittingly bittersweet. In a short film now making the rounds on the Internet, a journalist for Dutch…
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Growing Chinese presence a wake-up call for African natural resource managers
BOGOR, Indonesia — The recent surge in Chinese investment in Africa has exposed the need for local policymakers to boost…
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