Promises to keep: Can private sector ensure success of zero-deforestation pledges?
BOGOR, Indonesia—The aim of last year’s New York Declaration on Forests is an ambitious one: Halve deforestation by 2020 and…
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Zero-deforestation pledges and palm oil: a conversation
BOGOR, Indonesia—The 2014 New York Declaration on Forests has ambitious goals: halve deforestation by 2020 and eliminate it altogether by…
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In hunt for resources, Congo forest communities feel the squeeze, early research shows
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon—The narrative used to be straightforward: Rural communities in tropical countries battled logging companies in a zero-sum competition for…
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Where the wild vegetables are: Moroccan food from the forest
Winter has arrived here in Morocco. From December to March, there is a lot of rain (more than the rest…
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Link between wildlife, human nutrition is food for thought for development in Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia—A new study has found for the first time a link between the availability of wild meat and human…
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‘Boom’ and gloom: Forest-based wildlife feel brunt of Asia’s appetite for meat, medicine
BOGOR, Indonesia—It’s one of the dark sides of the Asian economic boom.Growing demand for wild meat and traditional medicine among…
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Global demand can’t loosen local control of a crucial cash crop
BOBO DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso—Global demand for Africa’s shea nuts is growing, but new research suggests that if rural women in West…
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How does land tenure affect agricultural productivity? A systematic review
A lot of us who may come from the West assume that land rights certification, registration or titling are important…
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EU plan to curb illegal logging: Think big by thinking small?
BOGOR, Indonesia—Faced with growing pressure to root out “illegal timber” from international trade, some tropical timber-producing countries have a choice.On…
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Destiny in density: Afro-Colombian women struggle to sustain landscapes, livelihoods
The Colombian Pacific region is a rich and complex landscape—ecologically, economically, politically and culturally. Rapid and often controversial changes in…
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REDD+ to the rescue of Central Africa’s forests? Not yet, study says
NAIROBI, Kenya—Enforcing sustainable logging and assigning a monetary value to the carbon stored in forest concessions managed under the REDD+…
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In DR Congo, simple rules could reduce the large impact of small-scale loggers
BOGOR, Indonesia—Think of the timber industry in tropical forests, and the image of heavy machinery reaping large swaths of trees…
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