forests
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Wild meat for today and tomorrow
Worldwide, the meat of wild animals is sought after for a range of reasons. In remote rural communities, it is…
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Recognition of indigenous territories as a REDD+ strategy: An example from the Peruvian Amazon
A recent Rights and Resources report provides strong evidence on the importance of recognizing and protecting indigenous rights towards mitigating…
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Forests in the global bio-economy: Lessons from Indonesia and Brazil
We know we need to ditch fossil fuels and reduce emissions, and fast. But how can we do so in…
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Sparking debate over fire use on agricultural land in Indonesia
“I can keep my land fertile and I’m able to work regardless of the season, but my neighbor who uses…
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State of the Forests of Central Africa 2021
Nearly 9% tropical rainforests area in Central Africa has disappeared since the year 2000, about 18 million hectares in total,…
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Finding a recipe to reduce conflict in state forest areas
As the global market for biofuels and edible oils grows, investment into oil palm plantations in Indonesia follows suit. The…
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Bhutan’s forest resources under pressure: Villagers adapt to change
Tshewang Dorji is a forestry researcher. When he is in Bhutan, he usually works in the city – but on…
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From research to action to protect the Congo Basin forests
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country central to the work of the Center for International Forestry…
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Congo Basin countries take a page out of Indonesia’s book on peatland management
In July, hundreds of fire hotspots were detected in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, causing haze that disrupted flights…
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Governing sustainable palm oil in Indonesia: An evolving policy regime
Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed a recent moratorium on new palm oil concession permits. During the three-year freeze, the government…
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Raw materials use tipped to nearly double by 2060, OECD report says
(Forests News) — Rising living standards and population growth will push the use of raw materials to unprecedented levels in…
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Taking stock of Indonesia’s social forestry program
(Forests News) – Indonesia has an ambitious goal of giving forest-dependent communities access to 12.7 million hectares of forests through…
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Beyond oil palm: tropical trees for bioenergy and restoration of degraded lands
(Forests News) — To avert catastrophic climate change, fossil fuel emissions must be cut, but energy demand is tipped to…
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Replanting the oil palm to save forests
As the world’s largest producer and consumer of palm oil, Indonesia relies on this commodity in major economic and social…
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New Papua Atlas tracks impact of plantations, roads on forests
Thanks to its remote location and sparse population, Indonesian Papua, on the western side of the island of New Guinea,…
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