governance
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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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Money alone not enough to sustain environmental payment schemes, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia — On paper, it is a simple premise: Improve environmental management by financially rewarding the people responsible for…
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Program seeks to reclaim Australia’s missing woodland
For thousands of years lush wetlands and dense wooded scrub flanked Australia’s greatest river, until it was largely drained and…
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Science striving for larger role in charting policy agenda on forests, climate
BOGOR, Indonesia — Climate policy will require greater engagement from the scientific community — and an upcoming high-level forum can…
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Before carbon is counted, policy indicators offer way to measure REDD+ progress
BOGOR, Indonesia — Countries can measure their progress in REDD+ by assessing their policy environment, even if supportive governance structures…
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‘It takes a village’ to stop climate change?
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was originally published in The Jakarta Globe. The author is the Dean of…
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Research’s role in REDD+ decision-making: Q+A with Anne Larson
At a glance : Goal of multilevel governance research is to understand relationships between different stakeholders and the issues and…
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PODCAST: What is multilevel governance and why is it important?
At a glance : Vertical component of governance includes central government, regional government, other local governments including provinces, districts, etc. Horizontal…
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Indonesian president calls on successor to continue moratorium on forest concessions
Editor’s Note: President Yudhoyono’s speech can be watched above. His speech begins at the 9:00 mark. Check in at forestasia.org…
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Research will be key to unlocking Indonesia haze crisis
Editor’s Note: The haze crisis will be a key theme of discussion at the upcoming Forests Asia Summit, 5-6 May…
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Stakeholders in Jakarta map out long-term solutions to haze crisis
Editor’s Note: The haze crisis will be a key theme of discussion at the upcoming Forests Asia Summit, 5-6 May…
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Indonesia burning: CIFOR expert on haze crisis
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 June, 2013)_While Indonesia has taken important steps to ban the use of large-scale fire to clear land,…
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Reducing deforestation emissions in Cameroon demands variety of expertise
As the world grapples with implementing a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at slowing forest loss and degradation (REDD+), new research from…
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Can REDD+ drive change in DR Congo?
Implementing a U.N.-backed scheme to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be difficult, a new study…
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Nepal: Eager to join global efforts to fight deforestation, but not getting to the root
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2013)_Though it has shown enthusiastic support for global efforts to slow forest loss and degradation (REDD+),…
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