Unequal power dynamics in landscape approaches must not be ignored, expert warns
NEW YORK—Social inequality is also part of the landscape—and so must be accounted for in landscape approaches to managing agriculture…
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Don’t be afraid of landscapes complexity, expert says
BOGOR, Indonesia—Balancing the many competing demands on rural lands is inherently complex—and researchers need to embrace this, according to a…
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Forest transition spurs policy shifts in Vietnam
Vietnam has witnessed a forest transition on a massive scale.Between 1943 and 1990, the country lost 5 million hectares (ha)…
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Carrots or sticks? Balancing cost-effectiveness, equity in Brazil’s deforestation policy
BOGOR, Indonesia — In the ongoing debate about how best to combat deforestation in Brazil, a new study shows that…
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Measuring impact a challenge as China reclaims farmlands for forests
China does not usually come to mind when one thinks about reforestation or afforestation.It should. China’s Conversion of Cropland to…
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Money alone not enough to sustain environmental payment schemes, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia — On paper, it is a simple premise: Improve environmental management by financially rewarding the people responsible for…
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New York Declaration on Forests elicits praise, concerns
NEW YORK—For forests, it was a historic moment.The New York Declaration on Forests, signed last week at the UN Climate…
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Chinese timber companies in Zambia: few jobs, but more outlets for local loggers
BOGOR, Indonesia — Basic research methods such as employment surveys fail to explore the complex social impact of China’s deepening…
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Program seeks to reclaim Australia’s missing woodland
For thousands of years lush wetlands and dense wooded scrub flanked Australia’s greatest river, until it was largely drained and…
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What’s ‘green’ about the green economy? Why scientists should read the history of development
The United Nations (UN) Climate Summit and the People’s Climate March in New York are precursors to the UNFCCC COPs…
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Climate Summit statements: Agriculture + Forests = Landscapes?
NEW YORK—Today is an important day for our future on the planet. The United Nations Climate Summit gathers an impressive number of…
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Scientific community must do more to explain ‘green economy,’ expert says
The main barrier to a ‘green economy’? Mindsets, according to a leading environmental economist.A green economy is one that aims…
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