Shared management rights not so equal: Forest communities still tied up in state red tape
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (09 August, 2012)_Despite a multitude of land tenure reforms over the past 20 years opening legal…
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Social assets and social hazards shape adaptive capacity in Setulang
SETULANG, Indonesia (20 July 2012)_It is not hard to feel the magic in the village of Setulang. Nested between primary…
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“Bootleggers and Baptists” coalitions will help forest certification schemes expand
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (13 July 2012)_The forestry world is currently witnessing the birth of a new coalition for change,…
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Forest communities provide a new perspective on climate change in Papua
MONTPELLIER, France (11 July 2012)_Understanding local people’s perceptions of changes in climate and the perceived impacts on their landscapes and…
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Land tenure for whom? Recognising community rights essential for REDD+ legitimacy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (09 July 2012)_If a scheme to pay developing countries to reduce carbon emissions by slowing deforestation…
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Charred lands: fertile grounds for sustainable agriculture in Kalimantan?
BOGOR, Indonesia (06 July, 2012)_ In the Amazon, it’s called Terra Preta. In the tribal tongues of Indonesia’s East Kalimantan…
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Communities are not companies: New approach needed for community managed forests
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (26 June 2012) — Models for smallholder and community forest management need to be rethought if…
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In gender issues, we need to walk the talk, say leaders and researchers in Rio+20
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (21 June 2012)_Enough talk about the rights women have to forest resources and a need for…
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Nepalese community forestry expert: ‘With green forests comes a green economy’
RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil (20 June 2012)_Community managed forests in Nepal are already achieving goals set out at this year’s…
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Cocoa producers in the Amazon want to compete globally, while protecting tropical forests
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (19 June 2012)__ Cocoa producers in the Brazilian Amazon are looking for ways to compete in…
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Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 June, 2012)_The economic and climate mitigation promises of biofuel expansion into tropical forests and woodlands are often…
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Logging in tropical forests: not all is lost
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 May 2012)_As tropical forests give way to cities, roads and soybean fields, what’s left behind is a…
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