health
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Prostates, Prunus and policy: A remarkable tree, a contested study, and tough choices ahead
The source of a popular medicine for treating prostate disorders has been caught in a muddle that extends from the…
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Three-way collaboration key to fire control in the Amazon — study
Left to itself, the Amazon forest is too damp to burn, but two severe fire seasons — one in 2005…
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Credible data key to Indonesia’s efforts to solve forest fire, emissions challenges — expert
Accurate information on the causes of wildfires and the amount of carbon emissions they produce is critical if Indonesia is…
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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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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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Commericalization of nuts, mushrooms could hurt health of forest dwellers
BONITO, Brazil (3 August, 2012)_The commercialization of nuts, mushrooms, vegetables, and other food products from forests could have a downside…
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Where there is no Doctor: Vignettes from a year in Borneo
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 March, 2012)_CIFOR has already devoted some of its research effort to looking at the health of people…
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