‘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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How timber markets can help save tropical forests
Gerhard Dieterle is Executive Director of The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), an intergovernmental organization that promotes conservation of tropical…
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One size does not fit all
Efforts to help Indonesian oil palm smallholders comply with sustainability standards and “good agricultural practices” may not succeed if these…
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How do you protect what’s ‘everywhere but nowhere?’
Yesterday Ethiopia began its ambitious 4 billion tree planting program. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said the mega campaign will…
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Tackling emissions from logging
Karen Mo leads monitoring, evaluation and research for WWF Global Forest Practice, as well as managing WWF’s global research and…
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The Congo Basin: palm oil’s next frontier
Palm oil’s legacy in Southeast Asia is visible from space.The region accounts for 87 percent of global production. Borneo, who…
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Bitter or sweet trade for Africa’s cocoa farmers?
The African continent is the biggest producer of some of the world’s most loved commodities. But is it taking home…
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Pineapples and peatlands
Sowing 10,000 pineapple plants is not everyone’s idea of a good time.But for Meri Andayani and her friends, the opportunity…
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Firewood for income in a degrading landscape
Part V of VII-part series: WHAT THE WORLD CAN LEARN FROM WEST AFRICA’S UNHEARDZizigna Bagambagui, community of Gwenia, Kassena –…
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Is our global food system broken?
Q: What is the EAT-Lancet report?JI: The EAT-Lancet report is a very recently published document, which has a couple of…
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Replanting the oil palm to save forests
As the world’s largest producer and consumer of palm oil, Indonesia relies on this commodity in major economic and social…
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Blinding consumers to the true cost of soy?
BOGOR, Indonesia (Forests News) — Tofu, edamame, soy sauce – if this is what you think of when you hear…
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