Political economy of fire and haze: Moving to long-term solutions
Fifty years ago, Indonesia was rich with pristine forest.And then – boom!Between 1980 and 2000 – a timber logging boom.…
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Carbon or biodiversity conservation – you can’t have the best of both worlds
When trying to protect carbon stocks and biodiversity, the expression “to kill two birds with one stone” seems hardly appropriate.And indeed,…
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To protect wetlands, reach for your toolbox
BOGOR, Indonesia—Policy makers and practitioners just got another tool to protect tropical wetlands from destruction and degradation.Or to be precise,…
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High-tech eyes on the forest seek to help curb climate change
BOGOR, Indonesia—Remote sensing. Unmanned aerial vehicles. Spectrometry readers.When teamed with traditional forestry techniques, these high-tech approaches may revolutionize the way…
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Peatland loss could emit 2,800 years’ worth of carbon in an evolutionary eyeblink: study
BOGOR, Indonesia—Scientists monitoring the amount of carbon accumulated in Indonesia’s peatland forests over thousands of years have predicted that millions…
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REDD+ on the ground: For one initiative in Indonesia, politics in the peatlands
BOGOR, Indonesia—It’s a cautionary tale.The experience of a highly politicized carbon emissions reduction initiative in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province is…
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Study to measure carbon in Peru’s peatlands
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a three-part series about CIFOR’s work on peatlands in Peru. Read part 1 here…
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Laser beam homes in on carbon stocks in Peru
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series about CIFOR research in Peru’s palm swamps. Read Part…
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Project seeks to unlock the mysteries of Peru’s peatlands
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series about CIFOR’s work on peatlands in Peru.At a small table…
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Stakeholders in Jakarta map out long-term solutions to haze crisis
Editor’s Note: The haze crisis will be a key theme of discussion at the upcoming Forests Asia Summit, 5-6 May in Jakarta, Indonesia.…
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Scientists move quickly on recognition of peatlands and mangroves
With tropical peatlands and mangroves finally being recognized globally as vital in the fight against climate change, scientists are wasting…
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Monitoring of carbon-rich wetlands a focus at U.N. climate talks
New guidelines for calculating carbon emissions from wetlands will provide a more accurate picture of buried treasure — a massive…
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