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World deforestation, biodiversity crisis, Cyclone Kenneth and a peckish 83 year old protestor
In Forests News last week: Earth Day: Can Sumatran elephants and people coexist? This multimedia story equipped with beautiful shots…
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Earth from Space, banks back environment, and can Notre Dame inspire A Global Deal for Nature?
Last week in Forests News: The future of social forestry in Indonesia How to propel community forest management by 750%…
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Paris Agreement disagreement; landscape restoration “overlooked,” misinterpreted, blocked
In Forests News last week: New online platform tackles agency duplication in the Congo Basin Developers aim to harmonize conservation…
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Jinping soy price threatens Amazon, Trump, and methane releasing trees
In Forests News last week: Prosperity grows in arid Wonogiri A new study shows that money really can grow on…
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Oil: Green deceit and a Trump defeat, and did climate change cause Cyclone Idai?
In Forests News last week: International Day of Forests: Two heads look to a future of restoration Director-General of CIFOR,…
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Baffled scientists, boreal forest wipeout and Norway ditches dirty palm oil
In Forests News last week: Climate smart biofuel production makes financial sense to Indonesia A boost in biofuel use will…
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Insect extinction, Japanese tree revelations, and world’s smelliest fruit
Last week’s most popular posts on Forests News: Is our global food system broken? Forests News interviewed Oxford University professor,…
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Leopards on the loose, a planet inferno, and will fast food giants spark a Domino’s effect for climate change?
Your most popular post on Forests News last week: Agricultural intensification has fed the world, but are we healthier? …
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Small fortunes: How effective migration policies will benefit landscapes
In an effort to pay off debt, Sita Paryar’s husband borrowed money to move to Qatar for a job. However,…
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Tougher FSC certification guidelines would make forest oversight more transparent in Brazil
An internationally recognized product labelling system designed to assure consumers that they are buying sustainably-sourced forest products is falling short…
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Oil palm for the people
Palm oil might seem an odd proposition for reducing poverty and preserving rainforests. In recent years, the negative environmental and…
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Give local development a chance
Amazonian forests play a crucial role in the global fight against climate change and loss of biodiversity. They are also…
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Tree plantations could help Peru meet forest restoration goal
Peru has set a goal of restoring forest on some 3 million hectares of degraded land, but the country still…
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Benefits do not always equal cash
When Amazonian communities in Peru conserve their forests, they recognize both economic and non-monetary benefits, researchers have found. But they…
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Brazil nuts: Savior seeds of the Amazon basin?
Want to invest directly in the preservation of the Amazon? Buying Brazil nuts might well be your simplest strategy, says…
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