CIFOR in The Guardian: Don’t leave forests out of the Sustainable Development Goals
The immense value of forests is well-known to global policymakers — so why have development interventions largely failed to harness…
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Are “alternative livelihoods” projects effective?
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published previously by the International Institute for Environment and Development, here.Since the 1980s,…
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Role of forests in SDGs takes center stage at UN
Editor’s Note: Dr. Daju Resosudarmo of the Center for International Forestry Research will speak on “Forests in Sustainable Development” in the…
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BEST OF 2013, POLEX: Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
Editor’s Note: CIFOR’s wide-ranging research in 2013 made it a busy year for Forests News. From Brazil nuts to board…
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BEST OF 2013: Javan leopards on camera
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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FORESTS NEWS ARCHIVE: Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
Editor’s NoteOn 22 December 1988 — 25 years ago Sunday — Chico Mendes was murdered.During his life, Mendes fought for…
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Learning experience: Young Peruvian foresters contribute to Brazil nut research
Deep in a Brazil-nut forest in the Peruvian Amazon, university student Hideki Kohagura Arrunatogui is working alongside harvester Serapio Condori…
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Harvesting both timber and Brazil nuts in Peru’s Amazon forests: Can they coexist?
In the Brazil nut forests of the Peruvian Amazon, scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) are trying…
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Between the Amazon and the Atlantic: Brazil’s threatened savannas
The Amazon rainforest has long been a focus for environmentalists, scientists and policy makers, but they are now starting to…
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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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It’s impossible to talk about forests in Acre, Brazil, without mentioning the state’s home-grown hero: rubber-tapper, union-leader and Amazon-defender Chico…
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Lessons from the Amazon: Searching for a Sustainable Future for Forests and People
The Amazon rainforest hosts some of the richest biodiversity in the world; stores vast amounts of carbon; and regulates the…
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