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WEST AFRICA SPECIAL: In Burkina Faso, disappearing rains and new realities
KALEMBOULI, Burkina Faso—The people of Kalembouli, a village of about 1,000 people in southern Burkina Faso, have no doubt that…
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For forests, food and the future, it’s all about biodiversity
The forests of Riau were rich with sound when Andjar Rafiastanto first visited the central Sumatran province in 1998. The…
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It’s a forest, not a ‘museum’: What sustainable development means in the tropics
BOGOR, Indonesia—A tropical forest: A habitat for wildlife, untouched by humans? Or trees ripe to be cleared for profit? Or…
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The wisdom of the crowd: Your top 20 questions for forestry and landscapes
Carol Colfer and Doris Capistrano dedicate their book “The Politics of Decentralization”: Forests, Power and People” to “those whose voices…
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Best of 2014: In ‘Landscape Game,’ it pays to be green
BOGOR, Indonesia—How would you invest in a forested landscape? Would you cut it down for timber, or preserve it for…
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Best of 2014: Book takes long look at a controversial crop
BOGOR, Indonesia—Palm oil was a hot topic in 2014, with demand for—and antipathy toward—the tropical forest commodity reaching record highs…
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Best of 2014: A controversial column, a strong response
BOGOR, Indonesia—It was the shot heard ’round the forestry world. In September, on the eve of Climate Week NYC, The…
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Best of 2014: In Peru, isn’t it good (illegal) wood
BOGOR, Indonesia—The forest has long been seen as a “safety net” for farmers, who can grow trees in agricultural fallows…
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Best of 2014: Global study of forests, poverty shakes up the terrain
BOGOR, Indonesia—In March, the Center for International Forestry Research published the most comprehensive study on the links between forestry and livelihoods to date. In…
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Researchers study future of Kenya’s ‘last big mountain forest’
One forest, myriad functions. The pressure on Kenya’s Mau Forest and the land-use changes occurring in and around it are…
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