REDD+ on the ground: In Tanzania, funding and enthusiasm ‘faded away’
BOGOR, Indonesia—Jane Goodall is known worldwide for her decades of work with chimpanzees in the Gombe forest of Western Tanzania.It’s…
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Latin American countries pledge to restore 20 million ha of degraded land
LIMA, Peru—An initiative to restore forests and make use of degraded land throughout Latin America and the Caribbean has been…
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To include local people in REDD+ activities, four conditions required, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia—This month in Lima, experts are debating how to safeguard the rights of local communities in global forest-carbon initiatives.Half…
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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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Paula Caballero: See Sustainable Development Goals through landscapes prism
LIMA, Peru—Paula Caballero, Senior Director of Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice at the World Bank, says the United Nations…
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Rachel Kyte’s challenge for science: make landscape approaches easy for countries to use
Rachel Kyte, Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change at the World Bank Group, says the scientific and civil…
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UN development leader: Climate change undoing development gains
LIMA, Peru—Climate change is “undermining” the many gains made in the Millennium Development Goals, says the UN’s top development official,…
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Peru official: Time to boost evidence basis, pace of landscape-level policies
LIMA, Peru–Making land-use policy decisions based on sound evidence is a fundamental part of public policy–and remains a fundamental challenge,…
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Innovation expert: Ingredients for landscape success are here—and they’re working
LIMA, Peru—Early successes in Brazil and Indonesia are proof positive that low-emissions sustainable development is practicable, according to a land-use…
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Indigenous leader: Development efforts in forests must be inclusive, respect rules
LIMA, Peru—Global agreements on forests and climate change must safeguard the rights of indigenous peoples, said a Latin American indigenous…
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Climate goals not achievable without landscape-level focus, says World Bank VP
LIMA, Peru—Feeding a growing population while curbing deforestation and tackling climate change will require fundamentally managing landscapes differently, said a…
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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 in…
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