Where the land meets the sea: Governing mangrove forests
On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra, Indonesia, swept a massive tsunami across the Indian Ocean. The…
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The human element of mangrove management
As global climate change continues to threaten coastal communities in the tropics, governments have increasingly focused on the promotion and…
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Decoding Cameroon’s domestic timber trade
Verdant Cameroon boasts 20 million hectares of forest- nearly half of its national territory. It is Africa’s largest exporter of…
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Legalizing Cameroon’s timber production chain
A recent study presents the most comprehensive scientific analysis of illegal logging to date. Its findings indicate that one third…
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Illegal logging: A Russian nesting doll
Illegal logging might appear to be a simple story: A bad guy chopping down trees to make a big profit…
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What’s on CIFOR’s holiday reading list?
With holidays approaching, now is the time to catch up on those articles, books and films missed out on over a…
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Waiting to exhale: The politics of fire in Indonesia
Why are there more land fires in Indonesia before an election? Why are oil palm plantations burned also? Why does…
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Community rights to resources in Indonesia: A conversation
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo took office in 2014, he made a commitment to strengthen the rights of local communities…
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One wicked problem, three major challenges
To achieve zero deforestation, new ties need to be woven between different levels of government, the private sector and civil…
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Shades of green: Balancing Indonesia’s conservation and development
It’s the familiar story of Indonesian environmental issues: the battle between economic development reliant on natural resource extraction and fears…
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Catching the ‘big fish’: How banks can stop environmental crime in Indonesia
It was the US$100 million in his bank account that gave him away.There was no legitimate reason why Labora Sitorus,…
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Cameroon: a case study of Chinese corporate social responsibility
NAIROBI, Kenya—When a continent as forest rich as Africa becomes the target of direct foreign investment – no matter what…
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