migration
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Mix up the diet with some wild meat
Tráncito Rodríguez was waiting for a package of wild meat from her brother when she got the bad news: police…
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When the climate changes, migration does too
With climate change causing shifts in migration patterns, which in turn increases pressure on scarce land and natural resources, experts…
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Migration: What happens to the people (and forests) left behind?
By leaving their rural communities and sending money back home, migrants in tropical forest countries are changing not only the…
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In face of climate change, gender imbalance stretches from fields to forums—expert
BOGOR, Indonesia—With the international spotlight on the UNFCCC COP20, many stakeholders are preoccupied with the role of safeguards in reducing…
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Chinese timber companies in Zambia: few jobs, but more outlets for local loggers
BOGOR, Indonesia — Basic research methods such as employment surveys fail to explore the complex social impact of China’s deepening…
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Expert urges new strategy for study of rural-urban migration
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 February 2014) — “Floating populations” make it difficult for researchers to determine the exact location of migrants…
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Amazon urban migration may not improve livelihoods, environment – report
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (7 August, 2013) – The migration of rural people to cities in the Brazilian Amazon often…
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Researchers warn of more wild fires as Peruvians migrate to the big city
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 February, 2013)_Wild fires in the western Amazon are being exacerbated by a population shift: As farmers move…
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