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2016 Global Landscapes Forum: Connecting funds to farms and forests (Part 1)
This article is Part 1 of a two-part series covering the Global Landscapes Forum 2016 – The Investment Case. The aim…
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Who is really bearing the cost of REDD+? The answer may surprise you
Local and state government institutions in the jurisdictions where REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) is being implemented…
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Bridging gender theory and practice in environmental policy
One of the major successes during the past 40 years of feminist scholarship and activism has been paving the way…
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Paris Agreement signed. Now what?
A record number of more than 170 nations attended the signing ceremony of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA) at the…
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The importance of integration
Today, the fight to protect our planet’s resources- particularly our forests- continues with increasing urgency amid climate change threats and…
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Local projects shape national REDD+ strategies
At the international level, global leaders are continuing to discuss how to develop and implement national REDD+ strategies. At the…
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Mapping the world’s biomass to better tackle deforestation
One of the early successes in efforts to combat global warming has been a renewed push to tackle deforestation in…
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REDD+ and other imperfect solutions
For Carolina Barbarán, leader of an indigenous Shipibo Konibo community near the Ucayali River, protecting local forests is a major…
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How deforestation is tangled up in the law
When it comes to deforestation – either stopping it or encouraging it – a country’s laws and policies can make…
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To save forests, keep an eye on agriculture
The most promising interventions to reduce emissions in tropical forest-rich countries like Indonesia, Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the…
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