Analysis – Opinion
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Moving the needle: Advancing gender equality in Uganda
“Imagine if you have a team and you don’t let half of the team play … That makes no sense…
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The chicken or the egg?
Once you have gone through the scientific publication process and your article is published in a peer-reviewed journal, it is…
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Forests sustaining agriculture?
CIFOR and its partners recently completed a near three-year review process that examines how forests and trees can support, or…
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Indonesian president hands over management of forests to indigenous people
Indonesia has had a long history of conflict over control of its massive areas of tropical forests that are spread…
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Nepal’s forest fires
Last year, forest fires hit the headlines again in Nepal. The Himalayan country, which was ravaged by a deadly earthquake…
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The human element of mangrove management
As global climate change continues to threaten coastal communities in the tropics, governments have increasingly focused on the promotion and…
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The forests of Central Africa: A source of wealth to be rediscovered
Although Cameroon has benefitted from sustainable forest management in the past 20 years and has a relatively well-preserved forest cover…
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Increasing accountability in the Paris Agreement
Many countries have included agriculture, forestry and other land use targets in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to fight climate…
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Illegal logging: A Russian nesting doll
Illegal logging might appear to be a simple story: A bad guy chopping down trees to make a big profit…
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How effective are tropical forest conservation policies?
Numerous types of forest conservation policies are being implemented in the tropics today. Alongside traditional instruments like protected areas, other…
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Success from the ground up?
New global forest restoration initiatives – such as the Bonn Challenge, Initiative 20×20, AFR100, the Convention on Biological Diversity Aichi…
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Reflections on COP22 and gender
Thanks to lobbying efforts by gender equality advocacy groups, the recent climate talks in Marrakesh yielded a significant decision that…
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COP22 Special: Progress in Marrakesh
Climate negotiations are now progressing into the final days in Marrakesh with a handful of outcomes established already. The 22nd…
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COP22 Special: What does the landscape approach look like in practice?
What are integrated landscape approaches and how do we put them in practice on the ground? These questions – important…
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COP22 Special: Why should we care about coastal blue carbon?
Delegates are gathering for the 22nd session of a climate conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, from 7-18 November. It is interesting…
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