Feudal past still discourages Ethiopia’s farmers from planting trees
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 September, 2013)_Despite recent measures to encourage Ethiopia’s farmers to plant trees on their land, the country’s complex…
6 min readSmallholder agroforestry plots may boost tree conservation: Report
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 September, 2013)_When natural forests are threatened by deforestation or climate change, the best hope for the survival…
5 min readFire and haze in Riau: Looking beyond the hotspots
Reading this blog entry, you are most likely already aware of the fires in Riau province in Sumatra that have…
5 min readDrawing, role-playing and 3D maps improve land use planning
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 September)_Jean-Christophe Castella often asks Laotian villagers to play the role of developers, conservationists, investors or farmers as…
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Mitigation without adaptation can leave communities vulnerable — study
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 August, 2013) — Understanding the vulnerability of forest-dependent communities is a point of departure for building more…
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India’s Jenu Kuruba forest honey industry sticks to tradition – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 August, 2013) – Observing how honey-gathering skills are passed from one generation to another, and how such…
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Amazon degraded lands prompt new bushmeat hunting trends
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (19 August, 2013) – Hunting patterns are changing in the Peruvian Amazon, according to an expert…
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Amazon smallholders use fast-growing timber to supplement income
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (15 August, 2013) — Smallholder farmers in the Amazon sell timber from trees that have grown…
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Large trees play key role in tropical forest biomass storage – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 August, 2013) – A large-scale study has found that a handful of big trees store up to…
4 min readFree trade pacts target illegal timber exports
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (30 July, 2013) – A free trade agreement signed by Peru and the United States shows…
3 min readPayment for environmental services: a glass half full or half empty?
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 July, 2013) – Payments for environmental services (PES) can both save the environment and alleviate poverty: true,…
5 min readNew swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 July 2013) – A new tool designed to evaluate the impact of swidden on forest degradation could…
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