Analysis – Opinion
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Invest with confidence: Are planted forests in Latin America a good deal?
Subsidized by Mother Nature, society has consumed, for various reasons and over centuries, vast amounts of timber extracted from primary…
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REDD+: The implementation challenge in the Congo Basin
REDD+ is now moving into countries’ implementation arenas after final agreements by parties over its modalities during the 42nd session…
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Monty Python and tropical forests. Really?
In your best John Cleese voice: “All right… all right… but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and…
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How and why should equity be addressed within the REDD+ framework?
“Why should countries care about equity in REDD+? Donors are primarily concerned with the effectiveness of the instrument for reducing…
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The REDD+ Framework: Finally complete after almost 10 years
The annual mid-year climate talks in Bonn commenced with a fast-start as countries were eager to commence REDD+ negotiations as…
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Trying to follow the money: Tracing investments to actual places in SE Asia
In recent years, agricultural commodities have become increasingly popular with investors looking to diversify by expanding into emerging markets. Palm…
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Countdown to Paris: 10 climate concerns related to forests and land use
As we approach the second half of 2015 – and the Bonn climate change conference – with high expectations for…
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Taking botanical trade and conservation seriously
Botanical management and conservation efforts frequently lag behind efforts focused on the more charismatic fauna. Yet, in many places, wild…
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What the heck is a carbon right?
It’s tough to wrap your head around the concept of owning something like carbon, or having “carbon rights.” Unlike resources…
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Satellites can mislead: policy makers beware!
The loss of old-growth tropical forest area through fire and agricultural expansion has for decades challenged many of the sustainability…
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Community versus enforcement: Responses to illegal wildlife trade
As the illegal wildlife trade escalates globally, many government and conservation agencies have upped their enforcement responses: increasing monitoring, surveillance,…
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How viable are payment schemes for ‘blue carbon’?
Much is made about the loss of such “charismatic” ecosystems as tropical rain forests and coral reefs. Far less is…
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Rights, resources and environmental impacts: A complex but crucial link
It is well known that property rights, which govern how individuals can control, benefit from and transfer property, influence the…
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Forests ‘not only about the environment’: On SDGs, zero-deforestation pledges
BOGOR, Indonesia—Where do forests fit into the climate and development agendas? How—and when—will the promise of REDD+ be fulfilled? What…
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Lima call for climate action: Paving the way to revisit Central Africa’s adaptation agenda
One of the main outputs of the UNFCCC COP 20 in Lima was significant progress on recognizing the importance of…
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