New Papua Atlas tracks impact of plantations, roads on forests
Thanks to its remote location and sparse population, Indonesian Papua, on the western side of the island of New Guinea,…
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How to nurture the growth of Indonesian biodiesel
Indonesia’s bioenergy production is still relatively low despite the country’s reputation as the largest producer of palm oil in the…
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Rights in the DRC: Whose rights matter?
“We need change,” says Dorothée Lisenga, indigenous delegate at a Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) workshop on protecting indigenous women’s…
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Rights in the DRC: What’s getting in the way?
At the Rio Earth Summit of 1992, the Forest Principles sent a clear message to governments: to preserve forests better,…
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Restoring forest landscapes: A question of community rights
A workshop on this topic will be held in Bonn, Germany, on 3 November, arranged in collaboration by the Center…
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FLEGT in Indonesia: Golden child or guinea pig?
Indonesia has taken a global lead in adopting the European Union’s new timber legality license, making a smooth transition from…
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Long road ahead to indigenous land and forest rights in Peru
Over the past half-century, more than 1,300 indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon have obtained title to more than 12…
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Land-rights policies in Latin America still fall short, studies show
Latin American countries have made progress in granting land rights to communities in recent years. Nevertheless, policies often fail to…
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Peatland fire policy: From past to present
Almost two decades after the devastating Indonesian wildfires of 1997-1998 drew international attention and prompted a wave of management attempts,…
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Collective forest tenure reforms: Where do we go from here?
The recent World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, held this past March in Washington D.C., provided a unique opportunity…
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Gender and Forests
To celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8), Forests News sits down with gender researchers Dr. Bimbika Sijapati-Basnett and Carol J.…
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Indonesian president hands over management of forests to indigenous people
Indonesia has had a long history of conflict over control of its massive areas of tropical forests that are spread…
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