Can biodiversity and logging coexist in the Congo?
Scientists are working with national authorities and local populations in the Congo Basin to develop multiple-use forest management systems, which…
4 min readUS, EU timber import regulations could bankrupt Central Africa’s small-scale loggers: experts
Loggers in Central Africa could be driven out of business due to the high operating costs needed to comply with…
4 min readFrom forest harvest to bubbling businesses in the Congo Basin
There have been hunters and gatherers for as long as mankind can remember and members of many communities in the…
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Could sustainable logging save Indonesia’s mangroves?
It sounds counter-intuitive.Indonesia’s vast mangrove forests, CIFOR has recently discovered, are a valuable carbon sink. They shelter unique species, protect…
8 min readREDD+ funds bring new business opportunities to Indonesian villages
Indonesia’s villagers are benefiting from funds provided by an international forest-preserving scheme by cultivating mushrooms instead of relying on unsustainable…
4 min readWhat do people think? Finding optimism in tree plantations
While timber harvested from natural tropical forests is expected to reach “peak production” in the coming decades, the area occupied…
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Maintaining forestry’s identity among global challenges
We seem to have a new debate in international forestry circles following our recent initiative to hold a global forum…
6 min readColombia’s palm oil boost must account for environment and human rights concerns
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 March, 2013)_ Palm oil giant Colombia may be in a position to better balance sustainability and output…
4 min readConflicting land-use rights threaten Brazil nut harvesters
LIMA, Peru (25 February, 2013)_Brazil nut harvesting – a sustainable use of the forest in Peru’s southeastern Madre de Dios…
5 min readLatin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
LIMA, Peru (22 February, 2013)_In the past year, Latin America’s forests saw progress and setbacks that will shape ecosystem health…
6 min readIn summary: Overcoming conflicting land-use claims in Peru
LIMA, Peru (21 February, 2013)_Forests in southeastern Peru are threatened by a hodgepodge of overlapping land-use concessions — in part…
3 min readBig beetles, big benefits: Trading some of the largest insects on Earth
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 February, 2013)_Protection of beetle habitats in Cameroon and regulation over their collection and trade could help lift…
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