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Forests and climate change in Latin America – Five issues to watch in 2014
At a glance: The UN’s international climate conference in Lima, Peru in December is expected to catalyze action on many…
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Are “alternative livelihoods” projects effective?
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published previously by the International Institute for Environment and Development, here. Since the…
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Deforestation low in Congo Basin, but likely to increase
Deforestation in Central Africa’s Congo Basin is lower than the average rate across Africa — but that is not likely…
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Climate change needs a new kind of scientist
Scientific discoveries of recent decades have generated a wealth of knowledge on forests and climate change spanning many different sectors and disciplines.…
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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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Time to ‘connect the dots’ among gender, forests, REDD+, experts say
WARSAW, Poland (20 December 2013) — Despite the large quantity of climate-change research focused on adaptation, mitigation and gender, not…
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Degradation: When is a forest no longer a forest?
As countries ponder incentives to slow the degradation of their tropical forests, a huge, unanswered question looms: What exactly is…
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New technologies key to community monitoring for REDD+
In the birthplace of Arabica coffee — Ethiopia’s Kafa Biosphere Reserve — rangers are using Facebook to monitor and verify…
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‘Landscapes approach’ dovetails with REDD+, scientist says
WARSAW, Poland — A proposal to alleviate deforestation could benefit greatly from a cross-sectoral, holistic approach to land management, according…
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Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
At a glance: New paper by Hansen et al., can visualize changes in forest cover at 30m resolution Can help…
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