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No premium price for legal timber, only market access to EU, say officials
BEIJING, China (14 November 2011)__Wood products that are certified to have been made from legally sourced timber to meet new…
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Children are forgotten entrepreneurs of the forest, says new CIFOR research
BURKINA FASO (4 November, 2011)_Scientists in Burkina Faso have discovered that children in West Africa are boosting household incomes by…
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Orangutan survival rests on conservation education: an interview with Dr. Biruté Galdikas
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 October, 2011)_With orangutan numbers in Indonesia having plunged 80 percent in 40 years, the only way to…
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Brazilian women push for greater role in managing forest reserves
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 October, 2011)_While women in many of Brazil’s extractive reserves do not play a large role in decision-making…
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How closing the gender gap will lead to better forest management
BOGOR, Indonesia (13 October, 2011)_Understanding the different roles and responsibilities of women, and increasing their opportunities to participate in forest…
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More businesses adjusting to demand for sustainable products
JAKARTA, Indonesia (October 6, 2011) _ An increasing number of companies are changing in response to demand from consumers for…
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Biofuels may meet development needs of Sub-Saharan Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia (3 October, 2011)_Biofuel expansion has enormous potential to stimulate rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa, but ensuring local community…
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Fewer Farms = More Forest = Less Biodiversity?
BOGOR, Indonesia (30 September, 2011)_If clearing tropical forests for agriculture is a major cause of the ongoing catastrophic decline in…
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Green economy must benefit local communities, says Indonesia’s REDD+ Task Force
JAKARTA, Indonesia (28 September, 2011)_To achieve the low-carbon future envisioned by REDD+, local communities must reap the economic benefits of…
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Are community forests actually benefiting the communities that manage them?
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 September, 2011)_Community forests are helping to ease rural poverty in Cameroon by giving local populations more power…
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New map gives public a global view of biofuel development
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 September, 2011)_ Assessing how biofuels affect forests and people’s livelihoods and how its production can be more…
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Frankincense and Myrrh harvest may encourage sustainable livelihoods in Ethiopia
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 September, 2011)_ The sustainable production and marketing of oleo-gum resins such as frankincense and myrrh could provide…
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