Women 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…
3 min readThe Magic of Mangroves
By Angela DewanThe thick mangroves of the tropics offer local communities a number of services and products. Yet they continue…
3 min readBalancing Conservation and Development in the Tropics
By Angela DewanThe world is looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions, alleviate poverty, feed a booming population and continue…
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