Forest tenure reforms in Indonesia could open door to greater gender equality
Forest tenure reforms have had varying degrees of influence on the way governments and communities manage landscape resources in Indonesia,…
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Women farmers, the unsung heroes
Guest: Houria Djoudi, CIFOR Senior Scientist & Anna Maria Paez-Valencia, ICRAF Scientist In our very first episode that coincides with…
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Smallholder farmers in Cameroon benefit from landscape restoration efforts
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH’s Forest and Environment Programme (ProPFE) piloted several community-based reforestation projects across Cameroon’s Far…
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Moving forward on gender equality in forestry
A conversation with Carol J. Pierce Colfer (CIFOR/Cornell University), with contributions from Seema Arora-Jonsson (Swedish University of Life Sciences), Markus…
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Make food a priority in land reforms
Different kinds of land titles and other reforms in forest-dwelling communities in Indonesia, Uganda and Peru have generally improved people’s…
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World Bank Land and Poverty Conference: Stand For Her Land
At this week’s 20th Annual World Bank Land and Poverty Conference in Washington DC, a new campaign called Stand For…
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Forest dwellers face mass evictions, as species extinction threatens global food supply
In Forests News last week:Tension and transformation in the patriarchyWhen managing the forests and rivers in Kenya’s Rift Valley, traditional…
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Insect extinction, Japanese tree revelations, and world’s smelliest fruit
Last week’s most popular posts on Forests News:Is our global food system broken?Forests News interviewed Oxford University professor, Dr. John…
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Review of large-scale tree plantations suggests need to consider socioeconomic impacts
A systematic review of the available literature has found that large-scale tree plantations require more consideration of the socioeconomic impacts on…
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Gender equality vital part of forest-based climate action, says CIFOR scientist at COP24
KATOWICE, Poland — Failing to address gender equality in forest- and tree-based climate initiatives can have negative implications for gender…
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Finding a recipe to reduce conflict in state forest areas
As the global market for biofuels and edible oils grows, investment into oil palm plantations in Indonesia follows suit. The…
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Governing sustainable palm oil in Indonesia: An evolving policy regime
Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed a recent moratorium on new palm oil concession permits. During the three-year freeze, the government…
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