deforestation
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Measuring the effectiveness of subnational REDD+ initiatives
Forests play a central role in climate change mitigation, as recognized by the Paris Agreement. Over the last decade, hundreds…
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Green Climate Fund steps up to reduce deforestation and forest degradation
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently adopted two new decisions intended to reduce global emissions from deforestation and forest degradation,…
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Progress and preservation – a dichotomous struggle
First came the timber companies and then the rubber and oil palm plantations. During the last three decades, forests on…
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Can REDD+ help Brazil roll back rising deforestation rates?
Land-use change represents more than 60 percent of Brazil’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the Amazon accounts for 65.2 percent…
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Living in a toxic haze
Peatland fires in Indonesia push scale-topping figures. Kalimantan alone produced greater levels of carbon emissions than the entire European Union…
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East Africa: An urgent need to monitor the forests
East Africa is home to some of the world’s most diverse forests: Montane forests, which include some of the highest…
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What is CarboScen?
Understanding the carbon implications of deforestation, tree-planting, and changes in agricultural practices can help policy makers and land-use planners make…
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One number to rule them all
Deforestation is one of our key concerns in land use and forestry. Huge political and financial resources are directed toward…
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REDD+ in Myanmar
As decision makers in Myanmar move to draft a REDD+ country strategy, a workshop was held in the capital, Naypyidaw,…
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Decoding deforestation in Brazil and Bolivia
Recently, I came across a much publicized article in The New York Times about the impact of two of the…
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Improving sustainable cattle production in the Brazilian Amazon
The successful Brazilian experience in slowing down deforestation in the Amazon has captured a lot of attention in the global…
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Stories to save the orangutans
In celebration of UN World Wildlife Day with the theme ‘Listen to the Young Voices’, the Global Landscapes Forum is…
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For a better Borneo, new map reveals how much terrain has changed
When a tree falls in Borneo, does it make a sound? A new interactive atlas developed by the Center for…
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‘Green deserts’ or functional forests?
Natural forests support life in complex ways. Forest ecosystems are habitats for animals and humans, they regulate air quality, temperature…
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What’s on CIFOR’s holiday reading list?
With holidays approaching, now is the time to catch up on those articles, books and films missed out on over…
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