Analysis – Opinion
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Finding a recipe to reduce conflict in state forest areas
As the global market for biofuels and edible oils grows, investment into oil palm plantations in Indonesia follows suit. The…
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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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Securing rights of indigenous peoples and local communities may curb global warming
Implementing a coordinated global response to curb demand for energy and eliminate further deforestation would reduce the need to deploy…
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Forest landscape restoration assessments: What do they say about tenure?
The 2011 Bonn Challenge launched an ambitious global forest landscape restoration (FLR) initiative aimed at restoring 150 million hectares of…
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Getting landscape approaches off the ground, on the ground
“Landscape approaches” seek to provide tools and concepts for allocating and managing land to achieve social, economic, and environmental objectives…
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Before a landscape approach, an integrative initiative to try
At the landscape level, tackling one problem invariably involves trade-offs with another. For instance, expanding smallholder oil palm production in…
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In Kenya, no progress on progressive 30% gender quota
Talking about local resource management in the context of rural African communities means talking about the specific role of women…
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What if Cameroonian consumers wanted legal timber?
Cameroonians are still not very interested in knowing the origin of the wood they buy, but a growing number of…
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Agroforestry: Why don’t farmers plant more trees?
In communities around the world, agroforestry – which involves growing trees among or around food crops – has been a…
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Give local development a chance
Amazonian forests play a crucial role in the global fight against climate change and loss of biodiversity. They are also…
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Women producing charcoal in Zambia
In an earlier piece on Forest News, 27-year-old Mabvuto Zulu shared her experiences producing charcoal in Zuwalinyenga village in eastern…
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New map helps track palm-oil supply chains in Borneo
In 2013, a number of major palm-oil buyers, traders and producers promised to stop clearing natural forests. The global multi-billion-dollar…
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COP23 Special: How land and forests can help meet global goals on climate
There is much political will to meet ambitious goals on forest restoration – just think of the commitment and cooperation…
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COP23 Special: What would a rights-based REDD+ look like?
From its outset, REDD+ has divided opinions over its potential impacts on the rights of indigenous peoples. Partly, this is…
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COP23 Special: Can REDD+ benefit the poor?
This topic will be one of several featured at an official COP23 side event hosted by the Center for International…
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