Results of Cameroon land-fee study hold lessons for REDD+
An assessment of large-scale agriculture in Cameroon has shown that land benefit-sharing reforms could help develop a REDD+ (Reducing Emissions…
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Hopes rise for Myanmar to chart a greener path
Civil society groups focused on land use in Myanmar are taking hope from a recent speech from the country’s top…
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The forgotten majority? Peruvian smallholders at the farm-forest interface
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the blog of Ecoagriculture Partners (Landscapes Blog for People, Food and Nature).In…
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Q&A: In the Amazon, important tree species remain ‘under the radar’
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of four articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in…
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Strategic bolaina timber production could improve livelihoods
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a series of articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in the…
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Smallholder profits, policies collide in Peruvian Amazon
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of articles about CIFOR’s research on smallholder bolaina logging in the…
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Global study challenges view blaming poor for forest clearing
BOGOR, Indonesia — A global study questions the idea that poverty drives forest clearing.Households with medium- to high-level assets close…
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FORESTS NEWS UPDATE: Prostates, Prunus and policy: A remarkable tree, a contested study, and tough choices ahead
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Forests News on 26 February. We are republishing it to include a…
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New tech, better map on tap to protect Indonesian forests
In Indonesia, a new tool that offers the best view yet of ongoing deforestation may soon be accompanied by a…
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New tactic eased conflict over Indonesian plantation use, research shows
Research to improve partnership among stakeholders of a pulpwood plantation on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra has strengthened the negotiating…
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Sustainable development in the Congo Basin: Moving beyond the biodiversity agenda
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published in the newsletter of the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program of the…
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Brunei commits to cap agricultural land use at 1 percent
Editor’s Note: Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests Asia Summit. Videos of all presentations and…
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