Fishing with a new research method nets bountiful insights
Why might fish stocks be more depleted inside a marine protected area (MPA) than outside of it?This and other mysteries…
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How safe are our wildlife sanctuaries?
In celebration of World Wildlife Day on 3 March 2018, as the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on…
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Forests could keep the buzz in your coffee
From friends meeting over cappuccino in the local café to students pulling all-nighters, we humans count on coffee to put…
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What do forests have to do with food?
What can you cook from parkia seeds and baobab leaves? How about temple plant leaves and shea butter?New research emerging…
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Forests vital for global food security
Worldwide, global hunger is on the rise, with 815 million people going hungry every day, according to a recent UN…
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Global food solutions from the Asia-Pacific
Creating a more sustainable global food system demands innovation in food technologies, and collaboration at the highest levels of government.…
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Ebola outbreaks linked to forest loss
News of an Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak strikes fear not only in Africa where it originates, but around the…
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Wild nourishment
Not even Jennifer’s children know where she hides her chikanda.The small, brownish orchid tubers are highly valued as a cultural…
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A window on wild meat in Colombia
In Colombia, indigenous peoples have hunted wild meat, or bushmeat, for thousands of years. In many rural areas, bushmeat continues…
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Changing landscapes: From forests to food
The growing demand for food — demand that is expected to double by 2050 — has led to widespread agricultural…
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Forests, farming and food
Amina*, a young mother of four, lives in a rural village in the Oromia region of Southern Ethiopia.At 2,000 meters…
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Postcards from the field: Pangolin surprise
Instead of a birthday cake, a hunting community surprised researcher Lauren Coad with pangolin stew.“They were like, ‘bon anniversaire!’ and…
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