‘PLUP fiction’ improves land use planning in Lao PDR
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 May, 2011)_A CIFOR-led project is yielding innovative tools that help rural people improve their livelihoods and protect…
2 min readCan’t see the wood for the trees? Look again at the Congo Basin
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (10 May, 2011)_The idiom denoting that too much attention is paid to detail, losing the big picture, can…
6 min readCould orangutan conservation be helped by the heavens?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEiG6-vDasKALIMANTAN, Indonesia (21 April, 2011)_Like many indigenous peoples around the world, some of the Dayak tribes of Indonesia still believe…
3 min readDemand for chocolate drives deforestation in West Africa
IBADAN, Nigeria (7 April 2011)_Rampant deforestation and degradation of West Africa’s tropical forest area is occurring due to the expansion…
3 min readHow the media is shaping the debate on climate change in Central Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (March 15, 2011) _ Many people living in the Congo Basin cite the media their main source…
3 min readEngaging women in the sustainable management of Latin American Forests
LIMA, Peru (March 8, 2011) _ Myrna Cunningham chairs the Center for Autonomy and Development of Indigenous Peoples (CADPI) and…
3 min readWomen championing the preservation of an invaluable cultural heritage
JEPARA, Indonesia (March 7, 2011) _ Indonesians will never forget the special significance that Jepara holds in the struggle for…
3 min readExploring the role of women in Brazil nut management in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, (March 4, 2011) _ Amy Duchelle is a Research Fellow in the Forests and Livelihoods Programme…
5 min readGender Continues to be Major Issue in Africa
Jane Tarh Takang is the former Coordinator of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) West…
5 min readIn Search of Alternatives for Encroachers and Squatters of Protected Parks
By Angela DewanOne of the greatest challenges in designing forest conservation projects is ensuring forest-dependent communities do not lose their…
3 min readForest Community Capitalism
Land tenure reforms in Mexico during the last century – which coincided with a global trend toward devolution of forest…
3 min readComplex Answers to Complex Problems
By Angela DewanAs CIFOR’s Director-General Frances Seymour pointed out on Tuesday in her keynote speech, there will often be case…
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