forest management
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Project ‘discovers’ uncharted forests—and charts new direction in land-use planning
BOGOR, Indonesia — Whereas magicians use mirrors to make huge objects seemingly disappear, researchers in Indonesia are developing maps to…
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New guidebook seeks to boost forest clout for a massive, marginalized group
SALT LAKE CITY, USA—Consider it a problem-solver for a problem-solver. In recent years, “top-down” approaches to managing forests and other…
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How do different land-use policies interact? New study seeks to find out
BOGOR, Indonesia — Call it a “policymaker’s cookbook.” A group of international experts from academia, research institutions and non-governmental organizations…
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Unraveling the ‘landscape approach’: Are we on the right track?
Integrated approaches to land management at landscape scales have been evident in the development and conservation sectors, under various guises,…
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‘Don’t confuse the crop with the people who develop it’: Q&A with palm oil researcher
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Boycotts of palm oil because of deforestation wrongly place blame on the crop itself, a leading researcher…
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Carrots or sticks? Balancing cost-effectiveness, equity in Brazil’s deforestation policy
BOGOR, Indonesia — In the ongoing debate about how best to combat deforestation in Brazil, a new study shows that…
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Amazon forest could become an ‘impoverished savannah’ under climate change
One of the world’s top climate scientists warns that the tropical forests of the future could look like an ‘impoverished…
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‘Deep, recurrent structural problems’ lie behind climate challenges
BOGOR, Indonesia — We must continuously adapt our institutions to deal with accelerated social and environmental change if we are…
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Climate crisis ‘could become a global revolution’
Success in the Brazilian Amazon is evidence that it is possible to reduce deforestation and turn around the climate crisis,…
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Gardens in the sky: The advantages of agroforestry in Bangladesh
Imagine a forest that is not really a forest, but a multi-layered garden reaching up more than 10 meters. It…
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How do forests recover after logging? New network seeks to find out
BOGOR, Indonesia — They are the forgotten forests. Logged or “disturbed” forests are fast expanding throughout the tropics, though they…
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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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Add adaptation to Congo Basin policies, scientists say — here’s how
BOGOR, Indonesia — A new study of forest and climate change policy in the Congo Basin finds adaptation to global…
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Experts: Local activism, political measures needed to stop illegal timber
BOGOR, Indonesia — When it comes to stemming the global trade in illegal tropical timber, local activists in timber-producing countries…
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