Rwanda Launches Plan to Reverse Environmental Degradation
Rwanda, the most densely populated nation in Sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a national plan to reverse the current degradation of…
3 min readStewart Maginnis on Poverty and Forest Restoration
Stewart Maginnis is the Head of the Forest Conservation Programme at the International Union for Conservation of Nature. He has…
4 min readBiodiversity goals need to be integrated into forest policy
Some of the targets agreed upon during 2010’s International Year of Biodiversity could potentially spark key actions during the recently…
2 min readA Year to rethink, replant and realise that we can’t survive on a denuded planet
On Wednesday, the United Nations declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests, as part of a campaign to raise…
2 min readAn Open Letter about Scientific Credibility and the Conservation of Tropical Forests
Released by a group of distinguished scientists led by Professor Bill LauranceTo whom it may concern:As professional scientists employed by…
10 min readCertifying the Timber Trade
By Angela DewanAs countries that cut down swathes of forest face mounting pressure from the world to stop, many of…
3 min readKeeping Up the REDD+ Momentum
By Angela DewanJust one year ago, all hopes were pegged on REDD to slow down global deforestation and mitigate its…
3 min readGrooming Future Foresters
By Angela DewanForestry scientists get a bad wrap for past mistakes, according to Chair of the Program Committee on CIFOR’s…
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