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Mapping the world’s biomass to better tackle deforestation
One of the early successes in efforts to combat global warming has been a renewed push to tackle deforestation in…
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Timber laws set to shake up local industry
Like many areas in Indonesia, the Regency of Berau in East Kalimantan is rich in natural resources. So naturally, development…
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REDD+ and other imperfect solutions
For Carolina Barbarán, leader of an indigenous Shipibo Konibo community near the Ucayali River, protecting local forests is a major…
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Finding water amid the trees
It is not often that a study completely upends a prevailing view, and, in doing so, offers hope of improving…
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The environment gets its day in court
The message was clear: Don’t think you can get away with it. In 2012 Indonesian palm oil company PT Kallista…
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Food and a future: How restored forests help women in Burkina Faso
In the dry Sahel of central Burkina Faso, the months before the harvest are tough. The granaries are empty, and…
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To save forests, keep an eye on agriculture
The most promising interventions to reduce emissions in tropical forest-rich countries like Indonesia, Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the…
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“Slash and burn” works, given time and space
It’s long been stigmatized, blamed for destroying forests and releasing greenhouse gases. But, when done properly, shifting cultivation can create…
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Why reports of the duiker’s demise were greatly exaggerated
In the mid-1990s, things looked grim for the blue duiker, a species of small antelope found predominantly in the forests…
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Forest monitoring skills on the rise
Most countries have included forest and land use in their efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxides and other greenhouse…
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Coastal blue carbon from planted mangroves holds promise
Mangrove forests might account for only 0.5 percent of coastal areas worldwide, but they punch well above their weight when…
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Rising tides: Will mangroves keep up as sea levels climb?
Although mangroves will be able to withstand moderate sea level rise, the highest projections for the end of this century…
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Farms vs. forests? A more nuanced look at agrarian change
Forests are being converted into agricultural land throughout the tropics, from Borneo to the Congo Basin. But this process –…
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Having your oil palm, and forests too
You might not believe this from reading the news, but the oil palm industry isn’t necessarily synonymous with environmental destruction.…
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PFES and REDD+ in Vietnam – A two-pronged approach to forest conservation
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam is no stranger to forest conservation payment schemes. Its national Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES)…
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