The Economist says we can simply adapt to climate change. We think they are mistaken.
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April, 2013) – A recent article in The Economist magazine asserted that the air temperature of the…
7 min readNorway’s government pension fund divests from palm oil producers
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 April, 2013) – Norway’s government pension fund – one of the world’s largest – has withdrawn US$…
5 min readNepal: Eager to join global efforts to fight deforestation, but not getting to the root
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2013)_Though it has shown enthusiastic support for global efforts to slow forest loss and degradation (REDD+),…
4 min readCould the Sustainable Development Goals include Landscapes?
Last week, the UN High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda met in Bali, Indonesia. The political commitment from last year’s…
6 min readExperts: Corruption could threaten global efforts to slow forest loss
BRASILIA, Brazil (1 April, 2013) _ U.N.-backed efforts to slow forest loss could be derailed by corruption, experts warned as…
6 min readStudy: Why planting more trees is always a good idea
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 March, 2013)_A new review of strategies to prepare for the impacts of climate change shows that expanding…
4 min readPostcards from the Field: Mud, mud, glorious mangroves
Laughing and spraying each other with a hose, Yasuke Okimoto (Oki) and Sigit Deni Sasmito clean up after a long…
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Could sustainable logging save Indonesia’s mangroves?
It sounds counter-intuitive.Indonesia’s vast mangrove forests, CIFOR has recently discovered, are a valuable carbon sink. They shelter unique species, protect…
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‘Dirty Science’: Excavating the truth about mangroves and carbon
Chest-deep in brackish, tea-coloured water, a team of scientists wades into a towering mangrove forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.It’s not…
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Sharing positive views about forests and trees on the International Day of Forests
Today is the first annual International Day of Forests. From 1972 until now, 21 March was celebrated as World Forestry…
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