Ban on new forest concessions in Indonesia is good news for climate change, but many challenges remain
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 May, 2011)_Indonesia today took a step toward cutting its carbon emissions by issuing a presidential decree banning…
4 min readREDD+ needs to change the way we think about forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 May, 2011)_Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, or REDD+, means a difficult shift to a new…
3 min readBroadsheets and tabloids: Who knows what about REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 May, 2011)_An analysis of media attention surrounding efforts to mitigate climate change is providing valuable clues about…
4 min readDocumenting the world’s forest genetic resources
NAIROBI (12 May, 2011)_A workshop in Nairobi, Kenya last week saw representatives from 43 African nations participate in an ambitious…
4 min readThe timber may be certified: but is it sustainable?
BOGOR, Indonesia (10 May, 2011)_Almost 20 years ago, a new tool to promote sustainable forest management came to light ‑…
4 min readThe Norwegian Ambassador encourages sustainable business in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_At a special luncheon held by CIFOR at the ‘B4E- Business for Environment’ meeting in Jakarta,…
1 min readA new mangrove management strategy?
BALI, Indonesia (28 April, 2011)_Local communities on Nusa Penida and Lembongan in Bali are fighting back to save their wetlands…
3 min readThe vulgar science of peatlands
BALI, Indonesia (14 April, 2011)_Though not a word we commonly come across in English, to vulgarise is often used in…
4 min readIllegal logging funds public services in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (5 April, 2011)_The trade in illegally harvested timber provides a living for more than 45,000 people, a major…
5 min readEmissions will increase with ongoing coastal destruction
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 April, 2011)_Drainage and degradation of coastal wetlands emit significant amounts of carbon dioxide directly to the atmosphere…
3 min readREDD+ climate challenge: Confusion over who owns forested lands
BOGOR, Indonesia (7 April, 2011) _ With billions of dollars on offer for developing nations to protect their forests because…
4 min readMangroves key to climate change
BOGOR, Indonesia (April 5, 2011)_A new study has just been published showing that mangroves store exceptionally more carbon than most…
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