U.N. approves annual International Day of Forests
DOHA, Qatar (3 December 2012)_The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee has passed a draft resolution to designate March 21…
1 min readLandscapes in the Earth System: How policymakers should consider forests at next year’s U.N. climate talks
DOHA, Qatar (3 December, 2012)_Forests have been front-and-centre at climate negotiations for several years. This year, at the COP18 meeting…
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Looking back on Forest Day
DOHA, Qatar (2 December, 2012)_The world’s top forestry experts and high-profile decision makers gathered on the sidelines of the UN Climate…
2 min read“Come out of the forest” to save the trees
DOHA, QATAR (2 December 2012)_Forestry experts have called for a new approach to managing land and tackling climate change –…
4 min readQ+A in Doha: Meeting food needs while protecting forests
DOHA, Qatar (2 December, 2012)_As the world struggles to feed a growing population without expanding into forests and scrubland, poliycmakers…
4 min readBiodiversity & climate negotiators must “talk to each other” for the sake of REDD+, urges Belgium
DOHA, Qatar (30 November, 2012)_Country negotiators in the U.N climate change and biodiversity talks need to communicate better before developing…
4 min readNo success for REDD+ in Doha until links between carbon, biodiversity & people better understood
DOHA, Qatar (29 November, 2012)_While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to forest loss and degradation, the management of forests under…
5 min readDoha negotiators must consider Africa’s adaptation challenges, says CIFOR scientist
DOHA, Qatar (29 November, 2012)_While Africa’s voice has been growing in international negotiations, more focus is needed on climate change…
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Indonesia and REDD+: Moving beyond carbon to sustainable development
DOHA, Qatar (28 November 2012)_Indonesia is using a U.N.-backed climate mitigation scheme as more than just a tool to decrease…
5 min readWill REDD+ undermine democracy or transform it?
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 October 2012)_A climate mitigation scheme aiming to protect the world’s forests must work through local democratic institutions…
6 min readAction on agriculture needed at upcoming U.N. climate talks
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 November, 2012)_Support for a work program on agriculture is urgently needed at Doha to incorporate the growing…
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Postcards from the Field: Lukolela Lullaby
The Lukolela Police Commander’s rusting Kalashnikov is digging into my thigh as we lunge into the forest on his equally…
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