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New global initiative: Transforming gender norms in land and resource rights
A new research project between a consortium of CGIAR Centres and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will generate…
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Taking stock of jurisdictional approaches to sustainable forest management
Taking a jurisdictional approach to sustainable forest and landscape management in the tropics is increasingly seen as one of the…
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COVID-19 makes it harder for charcoal producers and traders to make ends meet
In Kisangani — Democratic Republic of Congo’s third-largest city — COVID-19 has had an impact on the charcoal industry that…
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The impact of multi-stakeholder co-management initiatives in the Peruvian Amazon
This is the fifth in a seven-part series highlighting the recent publication of a special issue of the International Forestry…
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Mangrove Photography Awards: Highlighting valuable ecosystems
Did you know that mangroves are among the most undervalued ecosystems on the planet? They help to reduce rising global…
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Improved cookstoves: An untapped market in DRC’s Kisangani
In sub-Saharan Africa, where access to electricity is limited for millions of people, firewood and charcoal are the main sources…
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Lessons from Zambia on promoting sustainable wood fuel management
In Zambia, around 90 percent of domestic energy derives from wood fuel in both urban and rural areas. But with…
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Craft policies that jointly address biodiversity and climate crises, report says
Think before you plant. Randomly planting trees in ecosystems that have never been forests and reforesting with monoculture species can…
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Farmers benefit from planting rubber and nut trees in agroforestry systems
By using an “agent-based” computer model to examine the relationships between agroforestry, livelihoods and the environment in Indonesia, researchers learned…
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OPAL Project: Shaping pathways toward sustainable palm oil production
When the Swiss government called a referendum in March this year over whether to sign a free trade agreement with…
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