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Oil palm landscapes: Playing for keeps
This article is the first in a four-part series on a global study on Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes. A group…
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Postcards from the field: The view from Honitetu
It’s a bumpy ride from Bogor in West Java to Honitetu in the far eastern province of Maluku, Indonesia. No…
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The forest farmers
This article is the third in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. On the…
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The power of ‘sasi’: A sustainable taboo
This article is the second in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. When Sony…
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‘The forest belongs to the community’
This article is the first in a three-part series reporting from the village of Honitetu in Maluku, Indonesia. Nestled in…
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Working with wood: The women of Jepara
The story goes that in the 16th Century an artisan from Champa appeared and taught Jepara’s residents a new style…
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Benefits do not always equal cash
When Amazonian communities in Peru conserve their forests, they recognize both economic and non-monetary benefits, researchers have found. But they…
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The dreamer, the progressive and the returnee
The dreamer Chakra Bir Gurung For the past three generations of landed upper-class Gurung in the village of Nalma, central…
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In Nepal, what migration means on the home front
A six-hour drive from Pokhara as the nearest city, the village of Nalma sits perched atop verdant hills of terraced…
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Left behind: The women and elderly of Nalma
The United Nations International Day of Rural Women, marked on 15 October, recognizes the invaluable role of rural women in…
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Postcards from the field: Pangolin surprise
Instead of a birthday cake, a hunting community surprised researcher Lauren Coad with pangolin stew. “They were like, ‘bon anniversaire!’…
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Getting down and dirty in degraded lands
Tropical peatlands are massive carbon sinks. But what happens when they are depleted of the water that sustains them, or…
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2016 Highlights from CIFOR’s Director-General
Over the course of this past year, CIFOR’s Director-General Peter Holmgren shared his personal insights on forestry, climate change and…
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2016 Editors’ Picks: Best Articles
In 2016, CIFOR research showed how putting landscapes and forests at the fore can promote integrated action with better outcomes…
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2016 Editors’ Picks: Best Analyses
Ever wondered what thoughts run inside the minds of CIFOR’s scientists? You now have the opportunity to pick their brains,…
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