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Pods of promise: Could vanilla bring sustainable development to Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Plateau?
What does a yellow-green Mexican orchid have to do with roads and schools in rural Papua New Guinea? Potentially, plenty. The orchids are Vanilla planifolia and Vanilla tahitensis, cultivated across…
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Cracking the forest product supply chain challenge — one tree nut at a time
If an okari nut falls in the forest, you’re definitely going to hear it. The oval crimson husk — larger than an adult’s palm —…
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Vizimumba’s bamboo renaissance
“I have no forest,” lamented Chief Ndake of the Ndake Chiefdom in Eastern Zambia. Once lush with dense bamboo groves,…
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Experts map matrix of certification standards at World Forestry Congress
Establishing certification standards for forestry and agricultural commodities is no straightforward matter, particularly for smallholder farmers. Voluntary standards of the…
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Waiting for the end of deforestation: Companies must ante up
Toward the end of last year, it seemed as if it should be “all systems go” regarding global ambitions to…
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Finding effective ways to ensure sustainable supplies of forest-risk commodities
The increased consumption and production of a range of raw material and commodities — so-called “forest-risk commodities” such as palm…
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Sustainability can be an advantage for Indonesia
Indonesia – The long-awaited rains have finally arrived in parts of Indonesia devastated by forest and peatland fires, bringing relief…
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If cocoa prices have fallen, why isn’t your chocolate bar cheaper?
Forests News caught up with World Agroforestry (ICRAF) scientist Dietmar Stoian at 2019’s 4th World Agroforestry Congress in Montpellier to…
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Can forests and smallholders live in harmony in Africa?
Six countries, three reflections, and a team of scientists working to define a landscape that works for all
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Taste for gorilla and chimp meat fuels illicit trade
Gorilla meat remains a delicacy in Cameroon, even though hunting great apes is illegal in the country. And while the…
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Women at work
Nestled in Nepal’s southern subtropical Terai lowlands, Chitwan National Park looks worlds away from the country’s famous Himalayan north. Historically…
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In Central Africa, public procurement can boost demand for legal wood
Central African governments and their development partners account for a significant proportion of the region’s demand for domestic timber, mostly…
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Before a landscape approach, an integrative initiative to try
At the landscape level, tackling one problem invariably involves trade-offs with another. For instance, expanding smallholder oil palm production in…
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What if Cameroonian consumers wanted legal timber?
Cameroonians are still not very interested in knowing the origin of the wood they buy, but a growing number of…
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To survive in climate change, look past targets and focus on the long game
Under the theme “Building the Investment Case for Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration,” the 2018 Global Landscapes Forum Investment Case Symposium…
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