dry forests
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Why tropical dry forests are collapsing: The forces driving a silent crisis
*This article is the second and final part of a two-part series on tropical dry forests. Part 1 explored what…
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Tropical dry forests: The vanishing biome sustaining life
*This is the first in a two-part series exploring the importance of tropical dry forests. In global conservation debates, tropical dry…
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“People’s lives are very complex”: Why conditional payments aren’t enough to protect and restore forests
If you were around in the ‘90s, you might remember those ‘sponsor a child’ ads that popped up a lot…
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Miombo woodlands: ‘Forgotten’ southern African dryland forests
This story was originally published on Landscape News. When Paula Whyte, a technical advisor for Tanzania-based non-governmental organization Mpingo Conservation…
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How do you protect what’s ‘everywhere but nowhere?’
Yesterday Ethiopia began its ambitious 4 billion tree planting program. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said the mega campaign will…
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COP23 Special: Sharing the benefits of REDD+ in Burkina Faso
As Burkina Faso’s dry forest landscapes come under the dual pressures of climate change and land-use change, REDD+ has been…
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COP23 Special: In Burkina Faso, finding new paths through a changing landscape
When the rains come in Burkina Faso, a familiar change sets in. Well-worn paths through the dry savannah plains and…
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Mapping the world’s biomass to better tackle deforestation
One of the early successes in efforts to combat global warming has been a renewed push to tackle deforestation in…
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Protect against poverty … with a dry forest
Understanding dry forests is essential to help the poorest residents adapt to climate change. And keeping those forests intact can…
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Got a minute? Get facts on dry forests … fast
You’ve probably heard a lot about tropical RAIN forests, but how much do you know about tropical DRY forests? This…
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Global dry forests: Time to take notice
Almost four years ago, CIFOR organized a side event on the tropical dry forests of Africa at the United Nations…
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Wild food from dry forests: A recipe for health?
Despite a decline in numbers in the last few decades, nearly 800 million people around the world still don’t have…
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Men, women, dry forests and the power of food
When aid groups began encouraging women in the Gambia to plant gardens in the 1980s, the nutritional quality of household…
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Green Treasure of the Sahel
In Burkina Faso, in West Africa, deforestation has reduced income and livelihoods. Simple steps have helped families deal with the…
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WEST AFRICA SPECIAL: In Burkina Faso, small solutions and big returns
PABRE, Burkina Faso—A simple fence that protects against grazing livestock and bush fires is all it’s taken to transform three…
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