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Increasing ecosystem carbon is good for species, says new study
It is widely assumed that land uses that increase carbon in biomass and soil to mitigate climate change also benefit…
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On the trail of Colombia’s bushmeat trade
Striding through the forest, beneath trees still dripping pre-dawn dew, Diomedes Silva suddenly veered off the path and into the…
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Amazon rising: Adaptation begins at home
For hundreds of thousands of rural families eking out a living in Brazil’s Amazon estuary, living with flooding is a…
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Grubs in tubs: Cameroon’s larvae love just got so much better
Palm weevil grubs are, to many eyes, the sort of creature you would stamp on if you saw it wriggling…
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Watch and read: Making timber plantations attractive for smallholders
BOGOR, Indonesia — Encouraging Indonesian smallholders to view timber plantations as an attractive business opportunity could have far-reaching economic and…
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Where the wild vegetables are: Moroccan food from the forest
Winter has arrived here in Morocco. From December to March, there is a lot of rain (more than the rest…
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Global demand can’t loosen local control of a crucial cash crop
BOBO DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso—Global demand for Africa’s shea nuts is growing, but new research suggests that if rural women in…
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Take a new look at markets to boost climate change adaptation, research suggests
BOGOR, Indonesia—For generations, Malian farmers have traveled north and south with their cattle and sheep, following grass and water, and…
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To restore mangrove forests, it’s all in the planning
LIMA, Peru—Conservation and restoration of the world’s coastal wetlands and mangroves—threatened by excavation and drainage for shrimp farms and development—can…
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Research on market-based conservation creates more confusion than clarity, analysis shows
BOGOR, Indonesia – Market-based instruments to conserve ecosystems and biodiversity are becoming increasingly popular over regulatory instruments, but the term…
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Winds of change buffet a small-time industry, hitting women hardest
BOGOR, Indonesia—Trade in a key ingredient in skin-care products is being upended by new trends in technology and international markets—trends…
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As debates on market-based instruments continue, forests continue to be lost
A few years ago, “carbon cowboys” arrived in the forests of Papua New Guinea and announced to the perplexed Papuans…
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The bolaina timber market chain
Editor’s Note: This is the third of a series of articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in the…
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Global study challenges view blaming poor for forest clearing
BOGOR, Indonesia — A global study questions the idea that poverty drives forest clearing. Households with medium- to high-level assets…
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Brave new world: the global trends changing the future of deforestation
DOHA, Qatar (30 November 2012)_Global trends will intensify the underlying causes of deforestation over the coming decades – unless all…
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