Mangrove conference to focus on improving coastal livelihoods
The full impact of current plans to convert 2.24 million hectares (ha) of Indonesian mangrove forests to aquaculture shrimp ponds…
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Deforestation low in Congo Basin, but likely to increase
Deforestation in Central Africa’s Congo Basin is lower than the average rate across Africa — but that is not likely…
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Zambia report urges local controls over charcoal, timber trades
Centralized management of forest resources — including charcoal and timber — has not delivered beneficial results for Zambia, instead exacerbating…
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In Brazil, governance key to resisting Mato Grosso deforestation — study
A state in Brazil central to the country’s cash-crop farm sector experienced a dramatic decline in deforestation between 2005 and…
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Despite enthusiasm for REDD+, deforestation in Peru continues
The economic and political conditions in Peru favor an increase in deforestation, despite the country having set a target of…
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BEST OF 2013: Forests as rainmakers
Editor’s Note: CIFOR’s wide-ranging research in 2013 made it a busy year for Forests News. From Brazil nuts to board games;…
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Time to ‘connect the dots’ among gender, forests, REDD+, experts say
WARSAW, Poland (20 December 2013) — Despite the large quantity of climate-change research focused on adaptation, mitigation and gender, not…
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Degradation: When is a forest no longer a forest?
As countries ponder incentives to slow the degradation of their tropical forests, a huge, unanswered question looms: What exactly is…
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New technologies key to community monitoring for REDD+
In the birthplace of Arabica coffee — Ethiopia’s Kafa Biosphere Reserve — rangers are using Facebook to monitor and verify…
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Credible data key to Indonesia’s efforts to solve forest fire, emissions challenges — expert
Accurate information on the causes of wildfires and the amount of carbon emissions they produce is critical if Indonesia is…
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Defining “forest” could improve REDD+ monitoring in Indonesia
If policymakers fail to consider carefully how they define forests, they risk compromising the potential success of the U.N.-backed REDD+…
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Seeing the forest and the trees: Brazil’s transparency in deforestation data
Brazil’s deforestation tracking system – followed up with enforcement measures on the ground – is often cited as a key…
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