Biofuel standards need improvement to protect rainforests
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 October, 2011)_Researchers from the Center for International Forestry Research have recommended that voluntary biofuel standards explicitly address…
3 min readEU sustainability schemes fall short of safeguarding rural livelihoods
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 October, 2011)_ The voluntary certification schemes recently approved by the European Commission to verify compliance with the…
4 min readBiofuels may meet development needs of Sub-Saharan Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia (3 October, 2011)_Biofuel expansion has enormous potential to stimulate rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa, but ensuring local community…
4 min readIn Congo Basin rainforests, the success of REDD+ leaves adaptation efforts trailing
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 September, 2011)_ The dominance of REDD+ schemes (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) as a way…
3 min readThe adaptation-mitigation cocktail or why policy-makers have hangovers
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 September, 2011)_It is a tough job to attend international climate change meetings. Endless sessions without consensus, buzzing…
7 min readIndonesia unlikely to meet 2025 biofuel goal, says report
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 September, 2011)_Indonesia is unlikely to meet its goal of supplying 5% of the country’s energy demand with…
4 min readNew map gives public a global view of biofuel development
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 September, 2011)_ Assessing how biofuels affect forests and people’s livelihoods and how its production can be more…
2 min readDespite risks, Indonesia’s farmers stake their future in palm oil
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 September, 2011)_Indonesia has capitalised on the soaring price of crude palm oil, but further action is needed…
4 min readFrankincense and Myrrh harvest may encourage sustainable livelihoods in Ethiopia
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 September, 2011)_ The sustainable production and marketing of oleo-gum resins such as frankincense and myrrh could provide…
4 min readHarnessing water energy in Central America
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 August, 2011)_The domination of water-dependent energy generation in Costa Rica is currently under threat as climate change…
3 min readIs adaptation to climate change forgotten in Central Africa?
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (23 August, 2011)_Where does Central Africa stand in the adaptation process? The answer is not really apparent after…
3 min readAdaptation and mitigation work hand-in-hand in Latin American forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 August, 2011)_The long held view that adaptation and mitigation are mutually exclusive approaches for reducing the impacts…
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