No success for REDD+ in Doha until links between carbon, biodiversity & people better understood
DOHA, Qatar (29 November, 2012)_While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to forest loss and degradation, the management of forests under…
5 min readLandscape science: a way to help COP18 policymakers better manage the worldâs resources
PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (22 November 2012)_Researchers are using an innovative new approach to study the Earth’s landscapes and natural…
4 min readU.N. recognises new guidelines to better manage competing demands for land
HYDERABAD, India, (25 October 2012)_A new set of âbest practice guidelinesâ aiming to inform policy makers on how to balance…
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Surrounded by agriculture, mines and villages: today’s forests are part of the ‘landscape mosaic’
HYDERABAD, India (16 October, 2012)_ As forests worldwide become hemmed in by communities and development, management of these unique and…
4 min readResearch program joins forces with the United Nations to help world meet 2020 deforestation goals
HYDERABAD, India (12 October, 2012)_A leading research program has agreed to join forces with the United Nations Convention on Biological…
4 min readScaling up sustainability: time for forestry to come out of the forest
BOGOR, Indonesia â Ending deforestation has been a political goal for decades, even centuries â an unmet ambition up there…
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Deforestation from mining in the Congo more than âa hole in the canopyâ
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 July 2012)_Seen from the sky, a mining pit might look like âa small hole in the canopyââvisually…
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âLandscape approachesâ can end the debate that pits agriculture against forests, say experts
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (21 June, 2012)_A new approach to managing land based on the social, economic and environmental services…
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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 Guineaâs Fouta Djallon…
5 min readLand sharing or land sparing? Reconciling agriculture and biodiversity conservation
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 March, 2012)_The global human population is estimated to grow to 9 billion by 2050. Not only will…
3 min readChina-Africa Express: As business takes off, what happens on the ground?
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 September, 2011)_Last year, I flew to Nairobi on what I call the China-Africa Express: Kenya Airways flight…
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Connecting with Chinese and African scholars-as they connect with each other
NAIROBI, Kenya (March 29, 2011) _ Iâm here in Nairobi, where Iâm attending a conference called Towards a New Africa-China…
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