Time for reform of Cameroon’s domestic timber sector
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (23 April, 2011)_The trade in illegally harvested timber provides a living for more than 45,000 people, a major…
7 min read‘Win-win’ is too simplistic a description for REDD+ – and possibly wrong
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 April, 2011)_Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) coupled with co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation, sustainable…
4 min readBusiness as usual important for forest conservation strategies
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 April, 2011)_With the Indonesian economy set to grow by 7 percent next year, climate change mitigation policies…
3 min readCorruption threatens to destroy Cameroon’s domestic timber industry
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (18 April, 2011)_The trade in illegally harvested timber provides a living for more than 45,000 people, a major…
4 min readIllegal logging funds public services in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (5 April, 2011)_The trade in illegally harvested timber provides a living for more than 45,000 people, a major…
5 min readCameroon’s Hidden Harvest
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (5 April, 2011)_The trade in illegally harvested timber provides a living for more than 45,000 people, a major…
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Connecting with Chinese and African scholars-as they connect with each other
NAIROBI, Kenya (March 29, 2011) _ I’m here in Nairobi, where I’m attending a conference called Towards a New Africa-China…
7 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…
1 min readComplex Answers to Complex Problems
By Angela DewanAs CIFOR’s Director-General Frances Seymour pointed out on Tuesday in her keynote speech, there will often be case…
3 min readSeeing the Forest for More Than Trees
By Angela DewanIt’s easy to look at a table and forget it was once a tree. As the Korean poet…
3 min readThe Magic of Mangroves
By Angela DewanThe thick mangroves of the tropics offer local communities a number of services and products. Yet they continue…
3 min readBalancing Conservation and Development in the Tropics
By Angela DewanThe world is looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions, alleviate poverty, feed a booming population and continue…
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