Q+A: How an “engagement landscape” in DRC’s Yangambi can make a difference
In 2005, there were only six forestry specialists with a postgraduate degree in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Fast-forward…
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Response to “Shaping up forest and landscape restoration initiatives”
Steven Lawry is a Senior Associate in CIFOR’s Equity, Gender and Tenure research program. The views expressed are his own.In…
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‘Nutri-scapes’ a recipe for better nutrition
Global food systems focus on an ever-narrower range of calorie-rich but nutritionally limited crops, degrade ecosystems and endanger human health.Between…
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Protected: Nurturing the next generation of soil scientists
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Men in forests: New book shatters stereotypes
In the early years of her career, ethnographer Carol J. Pierce Colfer observed the various cultures she studied from the…
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Pressure on forests from unhealthy diets may increase spread of viruses, scientist says
Theories surrounding the origins of the SARS-COV2 coronavirus often point to disturbances in the natural environment. Through disruptions and human…
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Q+A: Restore landscapes to cure planet, says author of ‘The Reindeer Chronicles’
On the cusp of the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), the time is ripe to pause and ruminate, to…
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“Engagement landscape” concept takes shape in DRC’s Yangambi
Healing the heavily forested landscapes of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the aftermath of devastating wars that ended…
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Planted forests in Vietnam enhance ecosystem goods and services
Bouncing back from the impact of war involves not only rethinking and reshaping policies to repair social, cultural and economic…
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Nutrition goals should guide design of food production landscapes, researchers say
Forests offer undervalued policy solutions to malnutrition and hunger
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Evidence base still weak, despite popularity of integrated landscape approaches
As the concept and principles of integrated landscape approaches (ILA) become increasingly popular, researchers and practitioners must consider not only…
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Survey shows potential impact of palm trees in quantifying rainforest carbon
Palm trees are more than five times more numerous in such neotropical rainforests as the Amazon than in the large-scale…
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