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Halt tropical forest loss…our survival depends on it
Never before has forests received so much public attention. Between forest fires of unprecedented proportions in the Arctic and the…
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New tool shows decline in oil-palm related deforestation in Borneo
In a welcome “good news” story for the world’s carbon stocks and biodiversity, the felling of old-growth forest for oil…
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Leaders of the future: Shaking up old school ideas on learning about tropical forestry
For young people in sub-Saharan Africa, studying in Europe or the United States is an aspiration within reach of only…
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Now the IPCC knows it too, climate change can’t be solved without rights
Yesterday, the day before Indigenous Day, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) included indigenous rights in its Special…
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Use it, don’t lose it!
“Food in the Anthropocene represents one of the greatest health and environmental challenges of the 21st century,” begins the EAT-Lancet…
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One size does not fit all
Efforts to help Indonesian oil palm smallholders comply with sustainability standards and “good agricultural practices” may not succeed if these…
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Can palm oil enter the circular economy?
Palm oil is the wonderstuff of fats. It makes our cookies crunchier, shampoo bubblier and lipstick smoother, all for a…
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How do you protect what’s ‘everywhere but nowhere?’
Yesterday Ethiopia began its ambitious 4 billion tree planting program. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said the mega campaign will…
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So long, and thanks for all the fish!
In the name of feeding the world, vast swathes of our planet’s forests have been sacrificed to increase the amount…
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Make food a priority in land reforms
Different kinds of land titles and other reforms in forest-dwelling communities in Indonesia, Uganda and Peru have generally improved people’s…
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Sustainable wood energy must include development and promotion of alternatives
“I’ve been doing this job for more than 20 years,” said Milade Lomoyo, a charcoal seller at the Litoyi market.…
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Congo Basin: Unraveling the past to predict the future
Congolese researchers Chadrack Kafuti and Nestor Luambua know what it takes to get into the least-known tropical forest in the…
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Why there’s more to ecological restoration than ecology
In August 2017 Paula Meli, a restoration ecologist and researcher at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, flew to…
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The Congo Basin: palm oil’s next frontier
Palm oil’s legacy in Southeast Asia is visible from space. The region accounts for 87 percent of global production. Borneo,…
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25% of world’s surface can be better protected with rights
The math is simple: about 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions are connected with land use, and the traditional territories…
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