Amazon
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Mind the ‘stick’: How ‘carrots’ can make conservation fairer in Brazil’s Amazon
BOGOR, Indonesia—In the world of forest law enforcement, it was hailed as a historic breakthrough. Brazil’s arrest in February of…
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REDD ink: Forest efforts in Peru all but absent from news media
BOGOR, Indonesia—Peru has received international recognition for pushing ahead with programs to tackle climate change and deforestation, but those efforts…
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The science is clear: Forest loss behind Brazil’s drought
The role of tropical deforestation in global climate change has been the subject of much international discussion and debate in…
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Certification incentives for reducing illegal logging in Brazil may miss their mark
BOGOR, Indonesia—In Brazil’s Amazon forest, incentives such as certification of timber products are less effective than fines and other sanctions…
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Voices of REDD+: in a vast Amazonian district, coalitions and carrots bring hard-won successes
LIMA, Peru—In one of the largest municipalities in the world, São Félix do Xingu (SFX) in Brazil’s Pará state, the…
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Best of 2014: In Peru, isn’t it good (illegal) wood
BOGOR, Indonesia—The forest has long been seen as a “safety net” for farmers, who can grow trees in agricultural fallows…
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Global change, climate change upend livelihoods, food security in the Amazon
LIMA, Peru—In an indigenous village deep in the Amazon forest, a family clears a small plot in the forest, plants…
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Food and forests: Bolivia’s balancing act
BOGOR, Indonesia—In Bolivia, Mother Earth has the right to life, biodiversity, clean water and air, equilibrium, restoration and pollution-free living.…
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Carrots or sticks? Balancing cost-effectiveness, equity in Brazil’s deforestation policy
BOGOR, Indonesia — In the ongoing debate about how best to combat deforestation in Brazil, a new study shows that…
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Peru should start monitoring deforestation ahead of Lima summit, expert urges
A new partnership with Norway and Germany is an opportunity for Peru to put in place a comprehensive, public deforestation…
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Amazon forest could become an ‘impoverished savannah’ under climate change
One of the world’s top climate scientists warns that the tropical forests of the future could look like an ‘impoverished…
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Climate crisis ‘could become a global revolution’
Success in the Brazilian Amazon is evidence that it is possible to reduce deforestation and turn around the climate crisis,…
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Combined forest certification improves business for Brazil-nut growers: study
Certification of Brazil nuts, a regionally important non-timber forest product (NTFP), can have multiple benefits for the tropical forests of…
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The forgotten majority? Peruvian smallholders at the farm-forest interface
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the blog of Ecoagriculture Partners (Landscapes Blog for People, Food and Nature).…
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Q&A: In the Amazon, important tree species remain ‘under the radar’
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of four articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in…
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