biodiversity
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Calculating economic value of forests often overlooks biodiversity, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia—If you are a land-use planner in a tropical country, how do you decide whether an area should be…
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Protected areas: biodiversity troves and carbon sinks under one canopy?
BOGOR, Indonesia—When biologists see a forest, they may think of the number of species it could support. When climatologists see…
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Small farmers in Peru build climate resilience with innovation, ‘living lab’
LIMA, Peru—As a warming climate shrinks the land area suitable for growing potatoes, Quechua farmers high in the Peruvian Andes…
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The US-Africa Leaders Summit: Perspectives from the Congo Basin
The recent US-Africa Leaders Summit brought attention to several initiatives that seek to improve resilience and biodiversity in Central Africa—and…
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Add adaptation to Congo Basin policies, scientists say — here’s how
BOGOR, Indonesia — A new study of forest and climate change policy in the Congo Basin finds adaptation to global…
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Unsustainable conversion of forests to private wealth must cease, economist says
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Shifting to a green economy will require ceasing the unsustainable conversion of public wealth to private wealth…
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Experts: Forests’ genetic diversity, crucial for adaptability, facing greater risks
The diversity of genetic material of trees is in danger of being lost due to deforestation and monocrop forestry, putting…
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Sustainable development in the Congo Basin: Moving beyond the biodiversity agenda
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published in the newsletter of the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program of the…
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Seeking solutions in the wildlife farming debate
Wildlife farming is potentially an attractive “solution” to reduce the illegal use of protected wild plants and animals. Controlled farming…
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Scientific review shows oil palm plantations hurt biodiversity
BOGOR, Indonesia — New research reveals that oil-palm plantations established on primary or secondary forests are unsuitable habitats for the…
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Seeking ‘gray literature’ on contribution of forest ecosystem services to food production
Forests and trees underpin agriculture for food production in time and space. Most smallholder food production systems — which feed…
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Are “alternative livelihoods” projects effective?
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published previously by the International Institute for Environment and Development, here. Since…
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FACT FILE — What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 February 2014) — The United Nations’ Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will convene for…
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BEST OF 2013: Javan leopards on camera
Editor’s Note: CIFOR’s wide-ranging research in 2013 made it a busy year for Forests News. From Brazil nuts to board…
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Degradation: When is a forest no longer a forest?
As countries ponder incentives to slow the degradation of their tropical forests, a huge, unanswered question looms: What exactly is…
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