Trouble ahead if forests and adaptation are not considered in the post Rio+20 era
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (16 January, 2013)_Forests have occupied a role in the first 20 years of the Rio era (1992-2012) through…
3 min readHow much credit can Brazil take for slowing Amazon deforestation – and how low can it go?
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 January, 2013)_Brazilian policymakers can take some of the credit for a dramatic slowdown in the deforestation rate…
8 min readLogging concession areas: Good for orangutans and forest conservation, says study
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 January, 2013)_Nearly a third of all orangutans left in the wild can be found within logging concessions…
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Green growth in Myanmar: an emerging democracy’s vision for future development
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 January, 2013)_Flying directly to the capital of Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw, I couldn’t help but think how…
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BEST OF 2012: Supernatural powers play key role in forest use
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 January, 2012)_The power of supernatural beliefs to influence sustainable forest use in indigenous communities should be considered…
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Scientists show technical concerns no longer an obstacle to progress on REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 December, 2012)_The challenges in implementing a scheme to reduce carbon emissions by avoiding deforestation and forest degradation…
7 min readGlobalisation, logging concessions, conservation organisations and local people
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 December, 2012)_A commonly held view in the developed part of the world is that conservation organisations are…
4 min readLandscapes for sustainable development
The evolution of Forest Day into a proposed Landscape Day at future UNFCCC COPs, involving agriculture and rural development stakeholders,…
6 min readQ&A: Land-use planning in northern Papua
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 December, 2012)_Researchers working in northern Papua are helping to incorporate local community perceptions into development activities, using…
5 min readNew research helps map better future for Papuan communities
BOGOR, Indonesia (13 December, 2012)_Researchers working with forest communities in northern Papua have developed a series of maps pinpointing the…
4 min readQatar’s mangroves: why they matter to climate change
DOHA, Qatar (8 December, 2012)_Indonesian scientist Daniel Murdiyarso and Lebanese scientist Mohamad Khawlie are spending the morning hopping over muddy…
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