India
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Diversity wins: Why involving women in decision-making matters
That’s the finding of a new study that examined all the existing literature on the topic, in a collaborative effort…
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FOREST HEROINE: Suprabha Seshan fends off population pressures on endangered species
Editor’s Note: International Women’s Day is Saturday, 8 March, and in honor of women’s many contributions to forestry, Forests News…
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India’s Jenu Kuruba forest honey industry sticks to tradition – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 August, 2013) – Observing how honey-gathering skills are passed from one generation to another, and how such…
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Farm area ‘the size of Switzerland’ needed to meet India’s biofuel shortage
HYDERABAD, India (22 October, 2012)_While India has taken bold steps to move to cleaner fuels, a biting shortage of jatropha…
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Follow the rain: tree biodiversity greatest in areas of high rainfall
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 September, 2012)_Policymakers seeking to conserve forests in southern India should focus on those that receive the highest…
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Shared management rights not so equal: Forest communities still tied up in state red tape
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (09 August, 2012)_Despite a multitude of land tenure reforms over the past 20 years opening legal…
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India needs to rethink joint forest management, says expert
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 January, 2012)_India’s forestry authorities need to rethink joint management efforts with local communities after a new research…
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