Planted forests in Vietnam enhance ecosystem goods and services
Bouncing back from the impact of war involves not only rethinking and reshaping policies to repair social, cultural and economic…
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Trees: To plant or not to plant
Trees, glorious trees. Let’s plant a million, a billion, a trillion or more.Tree planting is growing into a global movement…
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UK’s Prince Charles, CIFOR’s Nasi see forests as green infrastructure for new economy
Forests have fueled economies and furnished societies with building materials, food and energy for millennia. Now, as the world seeks…
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Small-scale producers in Indonesia’s furniture hub have untapped potential for growth
Mahogany and teak products are the economic backbone of Central Java’s Jepara district and have earned worldwide recognition for their…
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Corporate carbon footprint pledges must be backed by transparent timelines
“Climate change is one of the biggest threats we face as a society,” Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider said in September…
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Q+A: The year deforestation was supposed to be chopped in half
As communities around the world hail glimpses of resurgent urban wildlife and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions related to…
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Formalizing artisanal logging in Central Africa
Central Africa’s national and regional timber markets are booming. Across the region, rapid population growth, urbanization and economic development are…
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Kalomo District diary: Resolving competing claims through integrated landscape approaches
Freddie Siangulube and Malaika Yanou areresearchers and Ph.D. candidates with the Collaborating to Operationalize Landscape Approaches for Nature, Development and Sustainability…
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The Papua Atlas: New tool tracks development on remote island, as-it-happens
The Papua region, which makes up the Indonesian half of the island of New Guinea, has often been seen as…
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Rooting sustainability in the logging industry
Located on the bumpy road connecting run-down Bangoka International Airport to the city of Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo…
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‘Forestry is not fulfilling its promise to the rural poor’
According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 250 million people living in and around tropical forests or savannahs…
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