Landscapes 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 readDisappointing outcome for forests in Doha, but REDD+ can still move forward
DOHA, Qatar (11 December, 2012)_While the U.N. climate talks in Doha saw no decision on verifying carbon emissions from deforestation,…
8 min readDoha: Future climate agreement may merge agriculture, land use change and forestry
DOHA, Qatar (8 December, 2012)_A unified approach to managing landscapes to achieve food security while protecting the world’s natural resources…
5 min readEfforts to protect roadless areas pick up steam: good news for forests
DOHA, Qatar (7 December, 2012)_An international movement to protect the last remaining areas on earth that are ‘free from roads’…
4 min readForest monitoring should integrate biodiversity and socioeconomic data, say experts
DOHA, Qatar (6 December, 2012)_Countries need to ensure that their forest monitoring activities under REDD+ move beyond just measuring carbon…
4 min read“The honeymoon for REDD+ is over”: consensus not yet reached in Doha on MRV, finance
DOHA, Qatar (4 December, 2012)_Negotiators at the U.N. climate talks in Doha this past week did not reach consensus to…
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U.N. says forests to play a prominent role in global sustainable development agenda
DOHA, Qatar (3 December 2012)_Forests are going to feature very importantly in the future international sustainable development agenda, said the…
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