“Unjustly condemned” slash and burn agriculture found essential for forest regeneration
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 February, 2012)_Slash and burn agriculture practiced by smallholder farmers results in the best regeneration of valuable tropical…
5 min readOn the Menu: Forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (10 February, 2012)_For almost as long as our species has lived on earth, we have fed ourselves directly…
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Push for forest conservation destroying Pakistani yak herding practices
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (9 February, 2012)_Local government efforts to promote forest conservation in a Pakistani village are blocking access to common…
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Chillies- a hot and spicy solution to human-wildlife conflict in Africa?
BOGOR, Indonesia (1 February, 2012)_ Planting a thick hedge of repellent plants – such as hot chilli peppers – around…
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Insurance, compensation may help mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, experts say
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 January, 2012)_As millions of the poor in Africa and Asia live in or near forests, governments need…
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Indigenous communities make a list of “do’s and don’ts” for forest conservation schemes
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 January, 2012)_Indigenous and community groups have made a wish-list detailing how schemes that aim to reduce deforestation…
6 min readSaving the women of the rainforest with a Stethoscope
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 January, 2011)_ Improving the health of local women in forest communities may provide powerful incentives for them…
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India needs to rethink joint forest management, says expert
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 January, 2012)_India’s forestry authorities need to rethink joint management efforts with local communities after a new research…
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“Stop Talking, Start Planting”: Children fight for their future
DURBAN, South Africa (5 January 2012)__ The bespectacled boy sat at the back of the hall, eyes glued to the…
4 min readREDD+ can learn valuable lessons from community-managed forests in Latin America
LIMA, Peru (27 December 2011)_Community-managed forests in Latin America could provide valuable lessons for the sustainable management of these resources,…
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Booming trade: remnants of the Vietnam War still used as forest products
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 December 2011)_Physical remnants of the Vietnam War are fuelling a trade that threatens to damage one of…
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Undying flame: Replacing fuelwood with bamboo may help to combat Africa’s deforestation crisis
DURBAN, South Africa (21 December 2011)_Bamboo charcoal is a viable, clean and sustainable alternative to fuelwood and may be the…
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