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Why ‘zero deforestation’ is only one piece of the sustainability puzzle
In the midst of efforts to achieve ‘zero deforestation’, it’s important to remember that halting deforestation is not just about…
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Science sisters of the Amazon
A welcoming committee of tarantulas outside her tent hardly inspired confidence in Katty García when she visited an indigenous Shipibo…
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Having your oil palm, and forests too
You might not believe this from reading the news, but the oil palm industry isn’t necessarily synonymous with environmental destruction.…
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One wicked problem, three major challenges
To achieve zero deforestation, new ties need to be woven between different levels of government, the private sector and civil…
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REDD+ in Brazil: Coordination needed. Now
Farming and ranching remain the main drivers of deforestation in Brazil, a new study from the Center for International Forestry…
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In the forest, women’s voices not heard: report
LIMA, Peru: REDD+ – with its emphasis on the sustainable management of forests, is so often pitched to communities and what…
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Frontier expansion: Lessons from Bolivia and Pará, Brazil.
Land tenure rights have been widely considered as key to improving environmental governance. In the Brazilian state of Pará, and…
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What the heck is a carbon right?
It’s tough to wrap your head around the concept of owning something like carbon, or having “carbon rights.” Unlike resources…
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That tricky gender thing: Lessons from Amazonia
There are enormous gaps in our knowledge about how gender relations shape the lives of people living in the forests…
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Health is in the dish: bush meat or tinned meat?
LIMA, Peru—In the rural border areas where Colombia, Peru and Brazil converge, bushmeat provides nutrition and a strong connection with…
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