National University of Singapore
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Land use change has a big impact on the carbon stored in mangroves
Mangrove forests are important to the livelihoods of millions of people living along coastlines, providing fish resources, protecting communities from…
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External stressors pose overlooked threats to environmental payment schemes
BOGOR, Indonesia—A fire rages, not only clearing large swathes of forest, but also threatening a protected area nearby. Managers are…
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Calculating economic value of forests often overlooks biodiversity, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia—If you are a land-use planner in a tropical country, how do you decide whether an area should be…
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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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