DG’s Column
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Robert Nasi: What’s happening to our forests?
When it comes to caring for forests, it’s not only a matter of what forests can do for us, or…
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Taking a landscape approach to the world’s biggest challenges
In 2018, action around the world is in full swing to meet global goals on climate change, sustainable development and…
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Should we burn trees for energy?
As the European Union Parliament debates changes to a directive on renewable energy, more than 650 scientists have signed a…
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‘We are all stakeholders in the problems we address’
As the world ramps up commitments to address climate change, restore degraded lands and achieve sustainable development for all, a…
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Did we get it wrong? CIFOR responds to critique
In the past week, sharp criticism was leveled at CIFOR’s recent publication, ‘Rights abuse allegations in the context of REDD+…
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Robert Nasi: Changing the way forests and forestry are perceived
From 1 November 2017, Dr. Robert Nasi is taking on the role of Director General of the Center for International…
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Putting forestry at the center
I am now moving on from CIFOR, and this is my final DG’s Column in Forests News. I have made…
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One number to rule them all
Deforestation is one of our key concerns in land use and forestry. Huge political and financial resources are directed toward…
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Splitting hairs over splitting wood
The past month has seen a fierce international and academic debate flare up again over the large-scale use of wood…
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Harnessing multi-purpose productive landscapes for integrated climate and development goals
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) welcomes the ratification and early entry into force of the Paris Agreement. This…
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To find real solutions, focus beyond climate emissions
If we are to find sustainable solutions to climate change, we have to look at the bigger picture. And in…
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Forest, Trees & Agroforestry research into the next phase
In what some refer to as a ‘post-truth’ society, it is unfortunate that the role of scientific results is frequently…
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Forestry in the new development era
CIFOR is pleased to release its new strategy, to guide us through to 2025. The document is the result of…
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‘It is complex but our future is worth the effort’
Following is a transcript of Peter Holmgren’s address in the opening plenary of the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum in Paris on…
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Climate isn’t everything … so welcome to the Global Landscapes Forum
As COP21 gets underway in Paris, it is easy to get swept up in the whirlwind of expert op-eds, celebrity…
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