Peru
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New research seeks to gauge forests’ role in climate adaptation
MONTPELLIER, France — We know that forests can mitigate climate change. But what of forests’ ability to help us adapt…
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Combined forest certification improves business for Brazil-nut growers: study
Certification of Brazil nuts, a regionally important non-timber forest product (NTFP), can have multiple benefits for the tropical forests of…
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The forgotten majority? Peruvian smallholders at the farm-forest interface
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the blog of Ecoagriculture Partners (Landscapes Blog for People, Food and Nature).…
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Q&A: In the Amazon, important tree species remain ‘under the radar’
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of four articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in…
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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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Strategic bolaina timber production could improve livelihoods
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a series of articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in the…
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Smallholder profits, policies collide in Peruvian Amazon
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in the…
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Peru Minister: ‘We are not going to repeat Kyoto’
Editor’s Note: Minister Pulgar-Vidal’s speech can be watched in its entirety above. Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates…
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Value placed on water delivery varies if environment at risk, study shows
A study conducted in the eastern Colombian Andes shows that farmers and recreational homeowners are willing to pay higher rates…
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Project seeks to unlock the mysteries of Peru’s peatlands
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series about CIFOR’s work on peatlands in Peru. At a small…
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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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Forging fire resilience on Amazon forest fringes in Peru
Víctor Gutiérrez spots a thick column of smoke rising from an overgrown field outside Pucallpa city in Peru’s Amazon region,…
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Despite enthusiasm for REDD+, deforestation in Peru continues
The economic and political conditions in Peru favor an increase in deforestation, despite the country having set a target of…
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Climate prediction tools show role of oceans in Amazon drought
The best place to look for clues about potential drought in the Amazon forests of Peru is on the other…
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REDD+ highlights tenure problems, but does not solve them
Preparations for a proposed international scheme to pay local users to cut greenhouse gas emissions through reduced deforestation are directing…
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