adaptation
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Social networking for climate change adaptation in Cameroon (and it’s not Twitter)
It has an on-ground social networking system that could be harnessed to spread knowledge about climate change—in much the same…
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Countdown to Paris: 10 climate concerns related to forests and land use
As we approach the second half of 2015 – and the Bonn climate change conference – with high expectations for…
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It’s a turn on: Talking climate change on Congo Basin radio
In a region where there is a still relatively high incidence of illiteracy, very localized languages and dialects and remote…
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Smart reforestation must go beyond carbon: expert
BOGOR, Indonesia – Keeping carbon stored in trees. That’s one major way of tackling climate change. Natural regeneration, replanting, native…
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Best predictor of severe fires in the Western Amazon? Drought
Drought is a better predictor of Amazonian fire frequency and severity than the extent of forest cover or other vegetation…
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Climate mitigation overshadows adaptation in the Congo Basin
NAIROBI, Kenya—Spend any time reading about climate change, and you’ll notice that the words “mitigation” and “adaptation” are never far…
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Lima call for climate action: Paving the way to revisit Central Africa’s adaptation agenda
One of the main outputs of the UNFCCC COP 20 in Lima was significant progress on recognizing the importance of…
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Take a new look at markets to boost climate change adaptation, research suggests
BOGOR, Indonesia—For generations, Malian farmers have traveled north and south with their cattle and sheep, following grass and water, and…
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As climate change and poor habits parch Central Asia, can policy changes help?
BOGOR, Indonesia — An approach that looks at both environmental and human elements to combat landscape degradation could help make…
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With climate effects looming, land-use planners reach for their toolbox
LIMA, Peru—It’s coming soon. And it’s time to act now. Imminent climatic changes challenge planners and policy makers to forecast…
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Gender inequality merits greater attention in climate decisions: panel
LIMA, Peru—Scientists and indigenous leaders at a gender session at the Global Landscapes Forum—on the sidelines of the annual UNFCCC…
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Landscapes approach strengthens all sectors
A transcript of CIFOR Director General Peter Holmgren’s speech at the Global Landscape Forum in Lima: It’s amazing, the interest…
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Cameroon research adds to growing consensus on sustainable climate change strategies
BOGOR, Indonesia — It’s a propitious time for climate change adaptation. Climate talks in Bonn in June seemed to open…
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Research in Central Africa finds troubling gaps in knowledge of climate change
NAIROBI, Kenya—Policymakers working on forests and climate change in Central Africa often lack knowledge of fundamental concepts of those issues,…
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Think beyond forests for a powerful climate solution. Think landscapes
More than 120 heads of states and tens of thousands of people will converge on New York next week to…
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