Peter Holmgren
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Landscape approach could pave way to achieving SDGs: experts
LIMA, Peru—The design of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should use the principles of landscape approaches, said experts…
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“Dragons” urge youth to take the reins of power and solve forestry and agriculture problems
LIMA, Peru—Young people in forestry don’t want to be thought of as the ‘future’ but be involved in important discussions…
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Landscapes approach strengthens all sectors
A transcript of CIFOR Director General Peter Holmgren’s speech at the Global Landscape Forum in Lima: It’s amazing, the interest…
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New York Declaration on Forests elicits praise, concerns
NEW YORK—For forests, it was a historic moment. The New York Declaration on Forests, signed last week at the UN…
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FORESTS NEWS UPDATE: Prostates, Prunus and policy: A remarkable tree, a contested study, and tough choices ahead
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Forests News on 26 February. We are republishing it to include a…
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Funds plentiful, but will is weak to fuel low-carbon economy: experts
Editor’s Note: Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests Asia Summit. Videos of all presentations and…
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CIFOR Director General: ‘Our world is at a turning point’
Editor’s Note: Peter Holmgren’s speech can be watched above. Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests…
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Indonesian president issues call to arms at ‘turning point’ for climate, development, forests
Editor’s Note: Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests Asia Summit. Videos of all presentations and…
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Prostates, Prunus and policy: A remarkable tree, a contested study, and tough choices ahead
The source of a popular medicine for treating prostate disorders has been caught in a muddle that extends from the…
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Stakeholders in Jakarta map out long-term solutions to haze crisis
Editor’s Note: The haze crisis will be a key theme of discussion at the upcoming Forests Asia Summit, 5-6 May…
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CIFOR in The Guardian: Don’t leave forests out of the Sustainable Development Goals
The immense value of forests is well-known to global policymakers — so why have development interventions largely failed to harness…
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Role of forests in SDGs takes center stage at UN
Editor’s Note: Dr. Daju Resosudarmo of the Center for International Forestry Research will speak on “Forests in Sustainable Development” in…
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Five questions about Sustainable Development Goals and the potential role of landscapes
As the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw approach, it’s time to take stock of the international development framework within which…
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Landscape approach boosts global socio-economic benefits – experts
WASHINGTON (3 July, 2013) — World leaders must take a unified view of forestry, fisheries and agricultural management to boost…
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New training manual gives researchers tools to tackle tenure
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 March, 2013)_Tenure rights to forests are notoriously complex – a new guide by the Center for International…
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