deforestation
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How to save Indonesia’s last seasonal forests
Indonesia is down to its last tropical seasonal forests – and they’re entirely unprotected. The forests are found in the…
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Gaharu: A migration story
When the “gaharu rush” began, the migrants came in their hundreds. Suddenly, in the interior of North Kalimantan in Indonesian…
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Decaying Belgian Congo–era maps reveal secrets of valuable African tree
In the dusty library of a research station on the Congo River, a decaying map holds secrets to saving an…
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Figuring out the water cycle… still
There are a few different levels of understanding about the water cycle. There are the diagrams hung in elementary schools,…
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Are deforestation-free commodities too good to be true?
Oil palm, cattle, timber and soy have all received global attention in recent years for their outsized ‘forest footprints’ –…
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Ebola returns in area scientists predicted ‘highly favorable’ for outbreak
Ebola, the deadly hemorrhagic virus that can kill up to 90 percent of those it infects, has made a recent…
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Restarting Nepal’s forestry sector
This topic will be discussed at the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference 2018: Land Governance in an Interconnected World,…
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Oil palm landscapes: Indonesia’s game of palms
This article is the second in a four-part series on a global study on Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes. East Kalimantan…
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Working with wood: The women of Jepara
The story goes that in the 16th Century an artisan from Champa appeared and taught Jepara’s residents a new style…
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Are ‘No deforestation’ commitments working?
In 2014, many of the world’s major companies buying, trading or producing palm oil and pulp and paper made a…
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Planting the seeds for REDD+ payments in Indonesia
In the wake of global climate talks in Germany, Indonesia continues to see a strong role for forests in tackling…
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COP23 Special: The politics of REDD+ in Mexico
If programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, or REDD+, are to succeed, changes in those…
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Ebola outbreaks linked to forest loss
News of an Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak strikes fear not only in Africa where it originates, but around the…
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COP23 Special: From Balikpapan to global climate action
Join discussions on the topics mentioned here with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and partners at COP23 on…
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COP23 Special: Can REDD+ benefit the poor?
This topic will be one of several featured at an official COP23 side event hosted by the Center for International…
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