Mata pencaharian
-
The choices farmers make: Board game helps scientists understand land use decisions
MONTPELLIER, France â What if you inherited a piece of Central American forest from your elders and were faced with…
1 min read -
Online tool seeks to tailor climate plans for forest communities
Editor’s note: The CRiSTAL-Forest toolkit â complete with user’s manual, case studies and information for how to share experiences with the…
3 min read -
Q&A: Better data needed on forest benefits
BOGOR, Indonesia â Apart from employment figures, governments have very little sound data on the exact number of people benefiting…
2 min read -
Interview: Forest loss hurting food security in Indonesia
The loss of Indonesiaâs forests is not helping the countryâs food security, according to a top official with the World Food…
2 min read -
Youth â the next frontier in forest management
BOGOR, Indonesia â Despite sustained interest in agriculture- and forest-based livelihoods among young people in tropical regions, their voice has…
4 min read -
Oil palm, timber sectors must solve communication, tenure issues: panelists
JAKARTA, Indonesia â Timber and oil palm: two of Southeast Asiaâs most important exports, crucial to local livelihoods and national…
5 min read -
Experts: Stable governance, trade frameworks needed to tip Asia toward green economy
JAKARTA, Indonesia â Despite preventive measures, complex laws and policies governing forest resources in Asia are often undermined by corrupt…
5 min read -
Examples in Asia lend weight to policy link for forests, farms
A persistent divide in policy governing agriculture and forest management must be bridged, according to experts at a recent conference…
5 min read -
Once there was a lake: Study highlights complexity of vulnerability to environmental change
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso â Life had always been precarious for the pastoralists, fishers and farmers near Lake Faguibine, west of…
6 min read -
At summit, experts urge expanding equity as pillar of green economy
For Southeast Asia to have a âgreen economy,â it must be founded on equity, experts said at a recent conference…
6 min read -
Report dispels perceptions about artisanal logging, milling in Congo Basin
Small-scale logging and milling in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not uniformly fraudulent nor unsustainable, new research has…
5 min read -
Does the head of Indonesiaâs new REDD+ agency have the toughest job in climate change?
At a glance : In Indonesia, REDD+ is being used to align institutions and straighten out tenure issues. In fact,…
25 min read