Local stakeholders crucial to end the fight over coal in Kutai National Park
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 August, 2011)_Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan made the headlines in 2009 as a conservation area in…
5 min readMarket Knowledge Empowers Traders in Cameroon
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 July, 2011)_In the humid forest zone of Cameroon, traders have since 1996 given valuable information to CIFOR…
4 min readWhat does REDD+ really cost?
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 July, 2011)_What does REDD+ cost? At least since the influential Stern Review was published in 2006, many have argued…
5 min readHow Will the World Fund REDD+? Let me count the ways
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 July, 2011)_Last year world leaders agreed on a scheme to protect carbon-rich biodiverse forest by mobilising funds…
3 min readCertifying forests: How REDD+ can learn from experience
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 July, 2011)_REDD+ proponents can learn from the multistakeholder approach of experienced certification body, the Forest Stewardship Council,…
22 min readREDD+ challenges show reality on the ground
OSLO, Norway (28 June, 2011)_The challenges that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) projects are currently facing, including…
3 min readCIFOR Director General gives overview of REDD+ research
OSLO, Norway (27 June, 2011)_Constructing safeguards to protect against REDD-related harm, preventing corruption in REDD+-related finance, and addressing pushback from…
17 min readGlobal Biofuel Controversies Felt on the Ground in Danau Sentarum
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 June, 2011)_Developed countries’ biofuel mandates aimed at mitigating climate change have added pressure on Indonesia’s forests and…
5 min readFor richer or for poorer: âHiddenâ environmental income critical for rural poverty alleviation
LONDON, United Kingdom (21 June, 2011)_Over a quarter of the income of the rural poor depends on forests and other…
5 min readTanzaniaâs burning question: Can REDD succeed amid a charcoal addiction?
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (15 June, 2011)_Driving along a narrow country road leading towards the Rubeho mountains in Central Tanzaniaâs…
5 min readConsensus to Bushmeat Conundrum Lies Somewhere Near the Fuzzy Middle
NAIROBI, Kenya (10 June, 2011)_Finding consensus to one of the greatest threats to biodiversityâthe exploitation of wild animals for foodâhas…
3 min readGlobal demand for beef and soy challenges South American tropical forest conservation
MELBOURNE, Australia (8 June, 2011)_Market forces and policies encouraging economic growth are having a increasingly large influence in shaping forest…
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