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In ‘Landscape Game,’ greed is good—but being ‘green’ is better
Say you have a plot of forested land in Amazonia to invest in. Do you log it for quick cash,…
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Q&A: On children’s place — and voice — in environmental planning
A new study conducted in part by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) shows that children living in Kalimantan…
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FORESTS NEWS UPDATE: Borneo study draws lessons from children’s perceptions of forests
Through the eyes of children, the future of Borneo looks bleak. In a newly published study conducted in part by…
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Overcoming Zambia’s lack of environment reporting: Lessons from journalist training workshop
At a glance : There is a lack of environmental reporting in Zambia because: Journalists find technical environment stories difficult…
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The choices farmers make: Board game helps scientists understand land use decisions
MONTPELLIER, France — What if you inherited a piece of Central American forest from your elders and were faced with…
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REDD+ can help ‘green’ Indonesia’s resource-dependent economy: expert
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on ForestsAsia.org. Indonesia must reduce its economic dependence on natural resources by increasing investment…
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Amazon urban migration may not improve livelihoods, environment – report
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (7 August, 2013) – The migration of rural people to cities in the Brazilian Amazon often…
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Central Africa desperate for forest experts: workshop
DOUALA, Cameroon (5 March, 2012)_Forestry experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have a hefty workload: as only 100…
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