biodiversity
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Institutions with clear focus more likely to achieve conservation goals
SEOUL, South Korea (September 18, 2012) _Institutions that focus on fewer activities strictly targeting conservation or development are more likely…
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Massive plans for oil and road development may threaten Peruvian Amazon
BONITO, Brazil (13 August 2012)_ Oil exploration and the planned construction of hydroelectric dams in the Peruvian Amazon may pose…
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Could new interactive maps help preserve last “roadless” areas?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (02 July 2012)_A movement aiming to preserve the earth’s last roadless areas hopes their new set…
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CIFOR director general Frances Seymour’s welcome speech to Indonesian President
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 June, 2012)_In the event of a global policy address by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at…
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Logging in tropical forests: not all is lost
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 May 2012)_As tropical forests give way to cities, roads and soybean fields, what’s left behind is a…
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Indonesia’s forest moratorium: halfway through, what has been achieved?
BOGOR, Indonesia (18.05.12)_Indonesia should continue to improve forest governance in the second year of its moratorium on new forestry concessions…
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Why taxonomy is important for biodiversity-based science
Taxonomy usually refers to the theory and practice of describing, naming and classifying living things. Such work is essential for…
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Keeping cultures alive: How cooking and singing can save the Amazon forest
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April 2012)_Scientists are hoping to strike a cultural chord with Amazonian forest communities by combining in-depth research…
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Are we ready for a ‘new agriculture’ that won’t cost us the Earth?
BOGOR, Indonesia (10 April 2012)_Our current food production model clears biodiverse forest ecosystems for agriculture, simplifying our diet so much…
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Forests becoming ‘human’s garden’, experts worried whether any truly wild places left
LONDON, United Kingdom (28 March, 2012)_Scientists at the Planet under Pressure conference in London have warned of humankind’s entrance into…
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Deforestation rates double in the Congo Basin: Report
DOUALA, Cameroon (20 March, 2012)_ Although the level of deforestation in the world’s second-largest tropical forest remains relatively low compared…
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Vignettes of a year in Borneo: land in dispute
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 March, 2011)_This book tells a story. We lived in the middle of Borneo, as a family, working…
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Invasive alien species could threaten Indonesia’s ecosystems
BOGOR, Indonesia (2 March, 2012)_Initial research into invasive alien tree species Cecropia peltata, a South and Central American native that…
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On the Menu: Forests
Arnold, M; Powell, B.; Shanley, P.; Sunderland, T.C.H. 2011 Editorial: Forests, biodiversity and food security. International Forestry Review 13(3): 259-264…
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Insurance, compensation may help mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, experts say
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 January, 2012)_As millions of the poor in Africa and Asia live in or near forests, governments need…
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