food security
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AUDIO — Quality not quantity: Wild foods give new dimension to Tanzania nutrition woes
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 October 2013) — Wild foods provide numerous micronutrient benefits and thus can play an important role in…
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Mitigation without adaptation can leave communities vulnerable — study
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 August, 2013) — Understanding the vulnerability of forest-dependent communities is a point of departure for building more…
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Landscape approach boosts global socio-economic benefits – experts
WASHINGTON (3 July, 2013) — World leaders must take a unified view of forestry, fisheries and agricultural management to boost…
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Boosting both food security and forest resources requires new thinking
The goal of producing enough food for a growing population has long been at the top of the global political…
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Edible insects improve diets and livelihoods of up to 2 billion people – scientists
ROME, Italy (15 May, 2013) – More than 1,900 insect species form part of the traditional diets of at least…
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Scientists aim to pinpoint role of forests in battle against “hidden hunger”
ROME, Italy (13 May, 2013) – The view that increased crop production is the strategy most likely to achieve global…
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AUDIO Q+A: Do forest-dwelling children have more nutritious diets?
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 May, 2013) – Scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) hope new research will clarify…
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World Health Day 2013: Combating malnutrition and infection with forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 April, 2013)_World Health Day is a time when — as a nutritionist — I think about the…
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The world’s shrinking food basket: Why it is critical we increase crop diversity
JEJU, South Korea (21 September, 2012) _ In the 1970’s a fungal blight outbreak ravaged cornfields across the United States,…
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BEST OF 2012: Going once, going twice…the great green land grab
BOGOR, Indonesia (17 September 2012)_“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore!” Mark Twain’s wry observation on the North American land…
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Q+A in Doha: Meeting food needs while protecting forests
DOHA, Qatar (2 December, 2012)_As the world struggles to feed a growing population without expanding into forests and scrubland, poliycmakers…
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Postcards from the Field: Lukolela Lullaby
The Lukolela Police Commander’s rusting Kalashnikov is digging into my thigh as we lunge into the forest on his equally…
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The Congo Basin Forests: What policymakers should know
The pulse in the heart of Africa: The Congo Basin contains the second largest expanse of tropical forest in the…
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Bushmeat Stories: Voices from the Congo Basin
The Hunter: Armed with a long spear, a machete, and a wire for setting traps, Tamanga Ekwayoli is chasing wildlife.…
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