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‘Evaluation must be done’
Scientists attending the U.N. Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland, discussed potential solutions to…
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The winding path to transformational change
In its first 10 years, REDD+ has inspired much enthusiasm and hope for a global transition away from practices that…
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Recognition of indigenous territories as a REDD+ strategy: An example from the Peruvian Amazon
A recent Rights and Resources report provides strong evidence on the importance of recognizing and protecting indigenous rights towards mitigating…
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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 deforested and…
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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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