Investing in managing forest landscapes improves incomes in Guinea
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 April 2012)_Visit any village around a set of project sites in the forests of Guinea’s Fouta Djallon…
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Domesticating indigenous fruit trees puts better food on the table in sub-Saharan Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2012)_Encouraging local farmers to domesticate indigenous fruit trees could help provide much-needed vitamins to millions of…
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Mango trees help make food crops in Bangladesh more productive
DHAKA, Bangladesh (4 April, 2012)_Just planting a few mango trees in and around different food crops is proving to be…
3 min readDiversified forest gardens can reduce food security risks in Latin America
LIMA, Peru (30 March, 2012)_Forest gardens within coffee plantations in Candelaria Loxicha, Mexico, play a vital role in supporting farmers’…
5 min readCrippling bureaucracy keeps Congo’s chainsaw millers in legal quagmire
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 March 2012)_Small-scale chainsaw millers in the Republic of Congo risk losing their livelihoods as crippling bureaucracy makes…
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Khat cultivation in Ethiopia fuels economy, reduces deforestation
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 March, 2012)_Khat — a leafy plant used as a natural stimulant in the Horn of Africa —…
4 min readHarnessing the Timber Companies: Vignettes from a Year in Borneo
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 March, 2012)_Much forest research has focused on logging. This excerpt from Vignettes from a Year in Borneo…
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Where there is no Doctor: Vignettes from a year in Borneo
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 March, 2012)_CIFOR has already devoted some of its research effort to looking at the health of people…
4 min readVignettes of a year in Borneo: land in dispute
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 March, 2011)_This book tells a story. We lived in the middle of Borneo, as a family, working…
6 min readDespite recognition of indigenous land rights in Nicaragua, communities still losing out
LIMA, Peru (9 March, 2012)_While legislation that recognises indigenous territorial rights in Nicaragua represents a significant victory for local forest…
5 min readREDD+ can have multiple benefits for indigenous territories, if it respects their rights
LIMA, Peru (8 March, 2012)_REDD+ policies in Latin America can strengthen indigenous territorial management institutions and help defend those territories…
5 min readCollective powers needed to maintain access and control of land and resources
LIMA, Peru (7 March, 2012)_ Since the 1980s, several countries worldwide have recognised community rights to forests, resources, resource revenues…
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