For DR Congo’s forests, legislation is only part of the solution
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (23 May, 2013)_ Legislation enacted in the past decade to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of…
4 min readThe missing element: Water left out of climate action in the Congo Basin
As climate change takes a toll on the Congo Basin, efforts are intensifying to protect the region’s forests. But new…
4 min readReducing deforestation emissions in Cameroon demands variety of expertise
As the world grapples with implementing a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at slowing forest loss and degradation (REDD+), new research from…
5 min readUS, EU timber import regulations could bankrupt Central Africa’s small-scale loggers: experts
Loggers in Central Africa could be driven out of business due to the high operating costs needed to comply with…
4 min readForest management in Central Africa: We’ve come a long way but there’s still a long way to go
Nearly 20 years ago, when I was working as a PhD student with the Tropenbos Cameroon Program, we hosted a…
4 min readMangroves under threat as Cameroonians move toward coast
Mangroves that could protect Cameroon from rising seas may be subject to more pressure than they can bear, as people…
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Could radio help mitigate climate change in the Congo Basin?
Climate change is hitting the Congo Basin region hard and while communities there and in other parts of Africa struggle…
5 min readBeyond carbon storage: the Congo Basin forest as rainmaker
Responses to climate change are grouped into two main categories: mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change) and…
3 min readCan REDD+ drive change in DR Congo?
Implementing a U.N.-backed scheme to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be difficult, a new study…
5 min readQ+A: Male-female lifestyles should factor into Congo climate programs
In the Congo Basin, men and women carry out quite similar livelihood activities — farming, hunting and collecting various forest…
5 min readAmazon timber-food balance saves forest smallholder livelihoods from risk
LIMA, Peru (7 May, 2013) – Tropical fruits, leaves, oils and seeds from the Amazon rainforest provide food, medicine and…
6 min readIndonesia’s REDD+ pilot province: how is it faring two years on?
When Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono selected Central Kalimantan as the pilot province for his country’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation…
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