Cattle ranching and law enforcement key areas of action to slow Bolivia’s deforestation rate
BOGOR, Indonesia (3 September, 2012)_Policy makers seeking to slow the pace of deforestation in lowland Bolivia need to prioritise two…
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REDD+ within reach in rural Brazil
LIMA, Peru (10 August, 2012)_Agricultural reform settlements in the Brazilian Amazon have often been associated with high deforestation rates, thus…
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Soybeans and forests in Brazil’s Arc of Deforestation: A temporary truce?
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 August, 2012)_With global demand for commodities like palm oil, soy and beef rapidly increasing, and the supply…
4 min readDeforestation now driven by profit, not poverty
BONITO, Brazil (2 August, 2012)_The main drivers of deforestation worldwide are no longer subsistence-level farmers trying to put food on…
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Private sector “must tap into expanding sustainable markets” to protect Amazon: CIFOR expert
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (30 July, 2012)_The private sector will play an important role in the protection of Amazon forests…
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Boosting Indonesia’s wetlands science is key to tackling climate change
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 June, 2012)_Greater scientific understanding of Indonesia’s rapidly disappearing carbon-rich wetlands is needed to help mitigate the effects…
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Palm oil development in Cameroon: An urgent need for a national strategy
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (06 June 2012) _ Cameroon’s expansive tract of the Congo Basin rain forest is at threat with a…
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Make it rain: Planting forests could help drought-stricken regions
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (23 July, 2012)_As the world grapples with rising temperatures, scientists are trying to find ways to…
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Deforestation from mining in the Congo more than ‘a hole in the canopy’
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 July 2012)_Seen from the sky, a mining pit might look like ‘a small hole in the canopy’—visually…
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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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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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