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Industrious thinking
Forests provide both environmental benefits and economic opportunities. Striking a balance between the two – especially in developing countries where…
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Striking a balance in bushmeat studies
For many living in rural parts of the world, hunting wild animals offers both a vital source of protein and…
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Using fintech to forge a more transparent world
This article is part of a special lead up series to the Global Landscapes Forum 2016 – The Investment Case. This…
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Leveraging finance to support solutions for smallholders
This article is part of a special lead up series leading up to the Global Landscapes Forum 2016 – The Investment…
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Science sisters of the Amazon
A welcoming committee of tarantulas outside her tent hardly inspired confidence in Katty García when she visited an indigenous Shipibo…
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Conservation by another name: Traditions, taboos and hunting
When Sara Armas Díaz goes hunting, she pauses before entering the woods and pays her respects to the forest spirits.…
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From the Congo to the Amazon, hunters speak the same language
Although continents apart, hunters in the forests of Africa and Latin America can learn from each other’s experiences in wildlife…
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Game hunting in the Amazon? There’s an app for that
A mobile phone is as much a part of Milton Pinto’s hunting equipment as rubber boots or a shotgun. And…
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Mix up the diet with some wild meat
Tráncito Rodríguez was waiting for a package of wild meat from her brother when she got the bad news: police…
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On the trail of Colombia’s bushmeat trade
Striding through the forest, beneath trees still dripping pre-dawn dew, Diomedes Silva suddenly veered off the path and into the…
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