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How bioenergy can help restore landscapes and livelihoods
Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest country by population and its demand for energy is also huge and growing. The…
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Strategic forest and landscape restoration for bioenergy and human survival
Developing biofuel-based regenerative supply systems can deliver much-needed energy to consumers in the global south and prevent the collapse of…
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Domestic policies alone can’t tackle wood fuel challenges
This article was originally published in the print edition of the Zambia Daily Mail on 28 March 2020. Most of…
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Getting real about restoring the Earth at GLF New York
Autumn Peltier has taken the weight of the world’s water on her shoulders. As Chief Water Commissioner for the Anishnawbek…
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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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Prosperity grows in arid Wonogiri
The tamanu tree [Calophyllum inophyllum] has been helping humans out since prehistoric times. Also known as ‘mastwood,’ it’s been used…
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Raw materials use tipped to nearly double by 2060, OECD report says
(Forests News) — Rising living standards and population growth will push the use of raw materials to unprecedented levels in…
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Biofuel-friendly trees may boost landscape restoration efforts in Indonesia
(Forests News) — Biofuel plantations could be central to meeting landscape restoration targets in Indonesia while helping the country meet…
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Meet the next generation of Congolese forest experts
(Forests News) – To foment lasting change, tackling the challenges facing forests in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) requires addressing…
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Outcomes for forests at the Bonn Climate Change Conference
It has been nearly three years since countries entered into the Paris Agreement. During that time, as was made abundantly…
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State of sustainability: For three forest-based commodities, ‘a long way to go’
BOGOR, Indonesia—With climate changing and populations growing, the demand for forest-based commodities has never been greater. Ensuring the sustainability of…
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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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Biofuels and forests: Revisiting the debate
This article was originally published in the September-October 2013 issue of Bioenergy Insight. Much of the initial optimism about the…
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In Southeast Asia, hope for biofuels turns to early disappointment
BOGOR, Indonesia (1 February 2013)_Governments across Southeast Asia had high hopes for biofuels several years ago: At a time of…
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Losing carbon: New study questions sustainability of biofuel harvested on dry lands
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 January, 2013)_The high amount of carbon that pours into the atmosphere when arid and semi-arid land is…
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