WEST AFRICA SPECIAL: In Burkina Faso, small solutions and big returns
PABRE, Burkina Faso—A simple fence that protects against grazing livestock and bush fires is all it’s taken to transform three…
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WEST AFRICA SPECIAL: In Burkina Faso, disappearing rains and new realities
KALEMBOULI, Burkina Faso—The people of Kalembouli, a village of about 1,000 people in southern Burkina Faso, have no doubt that…
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Investors want to fund sustainable landscapes – now the work begins
LONDON, England—There was standing room only at several of the sessions of the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case event…
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The REDD+ Framework: Finally complete after almost 10 years
The annual mid-year climate talks in Bonn commenced with a fast-start as countries were eager to commence REDD+ negotiations as…
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Trying to follow the money: Tracing investments to actual places in SE Asia
In recent years, agricultural commodities have become increasingly popular with investors looking to diversify by expanding into emerging markets.Palm oil,…
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Rights, returns and restoration: 3Rs for landscapes
As we look to the Sustainable Development Goals and the new climate deal as mechanisms to secure our future on…
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Countdown to Paris: 10 climate concerns related to forests and land use
As we approach the second half of 2015 – and the Bonn climate change conference – with high expectations for…
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Abundant promise, abundant risk: Formalization of natural resource trade
BOGOR, Indonesia: The move toward formalization of trade in natural resources in developing countries—from timber and rattan to chicle and…
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In the forest, women’s voices not heard: report
LIMA, Peru: REDD+ – with its emphasis on the sustainable management of forests, is so often pitched to communities and…
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Piecing together the green investment puzzle
LONDON, England: The pieces of the sustainable landscape investment puzzle have very jagged edges, and moves are under way to…
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It’s a turn on: Talking climate change on Congo Basin radio
In a region where there is a still relatively high incidence of illiteracy, very localized languages and dialects and remote…
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Smart reforestation must go beyond carbon: expert
BOGOR, Indonesia – Keeping carbon stored in trees. That’s one major way of tackling climate change.Natural regeneration, replanting, native tree…
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