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What’s next for customary forests in Indonesia?
A recent handover of customary land rights from the Indonesian government to indigenous peoples has been hailed as a milestone…
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Gender and Forests
To celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8), Forests News sits down with gender researchers Dr. Bimbika Sijapati-Basnett and Carol J.…
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Time to get it together on mitigation and adaptation
To combat climate change, one can avoid it via mitigation, or cope with it via adaptation. Even though these objectives…
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On the move: People and forests in a globalized world
Inclusive development is on the agenda at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, kicking off this week in Davos, Switzerland.…
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What’s on CIFOR’s holiday reading list?
With holidays approaching, now is the time to catch up on those articles, books and films missed out on over…
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Nutrition and landscapes
CIFOR: What kind of research are you carrying out on nutrition and landscapes? Amy Ickowitz: Our research started by looking…
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A map of the world’s wetlands
Wetlands are important ecosystems for climate change mitigation and adaptation because they can store huge amounts of carbon, while providing…
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Diversity wins: Why involving women in decision-making matters
That’s the finding of a new study that examined all the existing literature on the topic, in a collaborative effort…
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Community rights to resources in Indonesia: A conversation
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo took office in 2014, he made a commitment to strengthen the rights of local communities…
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‘Forests are well and truly on the global food security agenda’
The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted last month by the UN General Assembly, include goals on ending hunger, promoting good nutrition…
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‘Conservation matters, but we cannot ignore people’s needs’
Why is it important to see if timber can be harvested in Brazil nut areas? Why don’t we just leave…
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Like herding scientists: one man and many many trees
A recent study by 143 international scientists revealed statistics that were surprising – mainly because they had never been collated…
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Little creature, HUGE footprint
Three years ago when J. Boone Kauffman, an ecologist from Oregon State University and an associate of the Center for…
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Feed the world: New global report highlights forests’ role
BOGOR, Indonesia – Forests and trees must be considered essential in global food security and dietary diversity, according to a…
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Scientists: Base payments for ecosystem services on scientific evidence
BOGOR, Indonesia—In an opinion article in Science magazine more than 45 scientists asked policymakers and environmental agencies to “get the…
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