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Study explores role of smallholder farmers in tree conservation
LIMA, Peru (25 March 2014) — When deforestation or the effects of climate change threaten natural forests, the best hope…
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Global study of forests and livelihoods shakes up the terrain
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles exploring new research from the Poverty and Environment Network…
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Impact evaluation: Toward a body of evidence on effective forest conservation
Forest conservation could benefit from more, and better, impact evaluation to understand what works and what not, but evaluation efforts…
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FOREST HEROINE: Suprabha Seshan fends off population pressures on endangered species
Editor’s Note: International Women’s Day is Saturday, 8 March, and in honor of women’s many contributions to forestry, Forests News…
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FOREST HEROINE: Phakee Wannasak wards off threats to community-led forest governance
Editor’s Note: International Women’s Day is Saturday, 8 March, and in honor of women’s many contributions to forestry, Forests News…
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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, POLEX: Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
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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FORESTS NEWS ARCHIVE: Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
Editor’s Note On 22 December 1988 — 25 years ago Sunday — Chico Mendes was murdered. During his life, Mendes…
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Biological corridors help plants adapt to climate change — study
As the range of some plant species shifts to higher elevations due to the climate change, biological corridors that connect…
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Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
It’s impossible to talk about forests in Acre, Brazil, without mentioning the state’s home-grown hero: rubber-tapper, union-leader and Amazon-defender Chico…
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Land rights: Both prerequisite and incentive for smallholder-based REDD+
Incipient initiatives designed to reduce carbon emissions through avoided deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are also helping to secure forest…
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We analyze: UNFCCC’s draft technical annex to report emissions
EXPERT COMMENTATOR Louis Verchot, research director at the Center for International Forestry Research. DRAFT DOCUMENT Methodological guidance for activities relating…
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Scientists tap local expertise to deepen knowledge of threatened species
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 September, 2013)_Involving local people in conservation efforts can be a reliable and cost-effective way to identify the…
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Charcoal, chickens and a conservation conundrum in Peru
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 September, 2013) – Research into commercial charcoal markets in Peru has confirmed suspicions about the unreliability of…
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