deforestation
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Natural forest regeneration: A good choice for biodiversity
Forests are full of surprises. Parts of the Amazon, Panama’s Darien and many other places we think of as home…
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Five (or six) solutions for saving the world’s forests and restoring landscapes
We’ve heard a lot about ambitious tree planting initiatives in recent months. Laudable as these may be – and we…
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Amazon rainforest could disappear within 50 years, scientists report
Large scale ecosystems the size of the Amazon forests could collapse within 50 years and the Caribbean coral reefs in…
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Has the FLEGT Action plan contributed to better forest governance?
I still remember the day, years ago, when the director general of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) “invited”…
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Revolutionize food production system or face mass deforestation, scientists warn
Unless land management strategies are overhauled to reduce the gap between forestry and agriculture, it will be impossible to feed…
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Human deforestation activities link bats to Ebola outbreaks
Deforestation may accelerate the spread of the deadly Ebola disease in the rainforests of West and Central Africa by increasing…
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‘Forestry is not fulfilling its promise to the rural poor’
According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 250 million people living in and around tropical forests or savannahs…
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Number crunching: Making sense of REDD+ and results-based payments
BONN, Germany (CIFOR) – Making the conservation of tropical forest ecosystems financially attractive for communities and smallholder farmers is critical…
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Now the IPCC knows it too, climate change can’t be solved without rights
Yesterday, the day before Indigenous Day, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) included indigenous rights in its Special…
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Tackling emissions from logging
Karen Mo leads monitoring, evaluation and research for WWF Global Forest Practice, as well as managing WWF’s global research and…
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So long, and thanks for all the fish!
In the name of feeding the world, vast swathes of our planet’s forests have been sacrificed to increase the amount…
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Can you trust the numbers?
Millions of dollars are being invested in efforts to reduce the contribution of tropical deforestation to climate change. To find…
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Can forests and smallholders live in harmony in Africa?
Six countries, three reflections, and a team of scientists working to define a landscape that works for all
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Firewood for income in a degrading landscape
Part V of VII-part series: WHAT THE WORLD CAN LEARN FROM WEST AFRICA’S UNHEARD Zizigna Bagambagui, community of Gwenia,…
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