Rights, returns and restoration: 3Rs for landscapes
As we look to the Sustainable Development Goals and the new climate deal as mechanisms to secure our future on…
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Prunus africana: A sustainable management reality check
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom—It may seem unlikely that a tree known locally as “red stinkwood” would elicit the kind of attention…
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Countdown to Paris: 10 climate concerns related to forests and land use
As we approach the second half of 2015 – and the Bonn climate change conference – with high expectations for…
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Abundant promise, abundant risk: Formalization of natural resource trade
BOGOR, Indonesia: The move toward formalization of trade in natural resources in developing countries—from timber and rattan to chicle and…
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In Indonesia, corporate commitment to sustainable palm oil
It is the most debated of oils.For many environmentally conscious consumers in developed countries, it is something to boycott, associated…
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In the forest, women’s voices not heard: report
LIMA, Peru: REDD+ – with its emphasis on the sustainable management of forests, is so often pitched to communities and…
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Piecing together the green investment puzzle
LONDON, England: The pieces of the sustainable landscape investment puzzle have very jagged edges, and moves are under way to…
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For forests, food and the future, it’s all about biodiversity
The forests of Riau were rich with sound when Andjar Rafiastanto first visited the central Sumatran province in 1998. The…
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Going ape: Finding orangutan refuges in Borneo
BOGOR, Indonesia: Orangutan populations in the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo have suffered decades of population decline due to…
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It’s a turn on: Talking climate change on Congo Basin radio
In a region where there is a still relatively high incidence of illiteracy, very localized languages and dialects and remote…
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Smart reforestation must go beyond carbon: expert
BOGOR, Indonesia – Keeping carbon stored in trees. That’s one major way of tackling climate change.Natural regeneration, replanting, native tree…
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Taking botanical trade and conservation seriously
Botanical management and conservation efforts frequently lag behind efforts focused on the more charismatic fauna.Yet, in many places, wild plants…
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