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Zambia report urges local controls over charcoal, timber trades
Centralized management of forest resources — including charcoal and timber — has not delivered beneficial results for Zambia, instead exacerbating…
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Study highlights link between tree cover and nutrition in children
Children living in areas of Africa with heavy tree cover tend to have more nutritious diets, adding credence to research…
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FORESTS NEWS ARCHIVE: Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
Editor’s Note On 22 December 1988 — 25 years ago Sunday — Chico Mendes was murdered. During his life, Mendes…
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Toss clichés aside and consider gender in ‘landscape’ context — expert
WARSAW, Poland (18 December 2013) — Crafting development strategies based on credible research results rather than relying on outdated, unsubstantiated…
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‘Landscapes approach’ could alleviate West Africa climate change woes – scientists
An integrated approach to land management ensuring sustainable policies could help agriculture-dependent West Africa cope with the looming effects of…
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‘Climate smart’ agricultural practices may not always be climate smart – scientist
Climate-smart farming can slow emissions and reduce the risk of global warming, but policymakers and practitioners should be careful not…
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When tenure reform for REDD+ needs a second wind
Initially promising efforts to strengthen land tenure in tropical forest countries may need a fresh injection of resources and political…
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Water Storage key to climate change adaptation
Communities across the globe can build resilience to climate change by re-inventing old water storage strategies and investing in new…
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COP19 in Warsaw: Eight decisions to watch on forests
At a glance: Finance and markets: No decision expected Adaptation: No decision expected Verification of emissions: Decision expected Technical assessment of FRELs/FRLs: Decision expected…
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Postcards from the field: Nuts about Brazil nuts
Olivia Revilla is a forestry student at the Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios (UNAMAD) in Peru. She is…
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Learning experience: Young Peruvian foresters contribute to Brazil nut research
Deep in a Brazil-nut forest in the Peruvian Amazon, university student Hideki Kohagura Arrunatogui is working alongside harvester Serapio Condori…
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Landscapes approach: a red herring or a boon for food security?
Globalization, population growth and competition for land make it mandatory to consider ecosystems and humans as integrally entwined entities. Not…
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