Farm area ‘the size of Switzerland’ needed to meet India’s biofuel shortage
HYDERABAD, India (22 October, 2012)_While India has taken bold steps to move to cleaner fuels, a biting shortage of jatropha…
4 min readGlobal forest expert panel presents key findings on link between biodiversity and carbon
HYDERABAD, India (18 October, 2012)_After a year’s worth of analysis, a global forest expert panel has come to seven key…
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Surrounded by agriculture, mines and villages: today’s forests are part of the ‘landscape mosaic’
HYDERABAD, India (16 October, 2012)_ As forests worldwide become hemmed in by communities and development, management of these unique and…
4 min readProducers and traders should be more responsible for charcoal decision-making
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (12 October, 2012)_As part of efforts to sustainably manage charcoal production in West Africa, policy makers should consider…
4 min readScaling up sustainability: time for forestry to come out of the forest
BOGOR, Indonesia — Ending deforestation has been a political goal for decades, even centuries – an unmet ambition up there…
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Can we break the REDD+ stalemate?
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 October, 2012)_As negotiators prepare for the UN climate change conference (COP18) in Doha in December, protecting forests…
6 min readNitrous oxide and methane: the forgotten gases in the forests and climate change debate
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 October, 2012)_Policy makers seeking to reduce greenhouse gases from deforestation cannot ignore the levels of nitrous oxide…
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VIDEO: Why it’s time to protect biodiversity – nature’s safety net
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 October, 2012)_Biodiversity provides a safety net for humans and wildlife but climate change is having an increasingly…
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Second generation of biofuels could give forests a break
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 October, 2012)_Biofuels have been criticised for propelling deforestation, but a second generation of this energy source may…
5 min readVideo: Uniting climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Congo Basin
Could a green belt around the village of Lukolela in the DRC help the local community adapt to climate change,…
1 min readFollow the rain: tree biodiversity greatest in areas of high rainfall
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 September, 2012)_Policymakers seeking to conserve forests in southern India should focus on those that receive the highest…
3 min readCan ecotourism offer funding solutions for Vietnam’s national parks?
JEJU, South Korea (24 September, 2012)_Maintaining fragile ecosystems while addressing the development needs of a growing population are often seen…
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