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Esther Mwangi, researcher on gender and forest property rights, dies at 53
Esther Mwangi, an environmentalist, public policy expert, scholar and mentor whose research explored gender and land-rights inequities in relation to…
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Sharing the planet means sharing the problems
Those who caused the global “carbon problem” should take a greater share of the responsibility for resolving it, an indigenous…
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‘Global village’ might not be such a cliché
If neighboring villages can share pastures for the common good, why could the world’s nations not do the same with…
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Stronger rights for the commons: A new generation of challenges
Nearly 20 years ago, in 1996, the Namibian government granted rights to wildlife—elephants, black rhino, lion and many species of…
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Q&A: Who owns the rights to the world’s common resources?
KITAFUJI, Japan (3 June, 2013)_The rights and access of indigenous peoples and communities to forest resources are under increasing threat…
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Management of Congo’s non-timber forest products starts with understanding trade
HYDERABAD, India (30 October, 2012)_The first step to managing bushmeat and other non-timber products taken from the Congo Basin forest…
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“A Message of Hope”: Esther Mwangi reflects on her mentor & advisor, Elinor Ostrom
Earlier last week, Nobel Economics Laureate Elinor Ostrom passed away. Here at CIFOR Forests News, we gained a more personal…
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Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom: Her vision for common resource management
Bogor, Indonesia (15 June, 2012)_By the time Nobel Economics Laureate Elinor Ostrom died of pancreatic cancer earlier this week at…
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