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Defining “forest” could improve REDD+ monitoring in Indonesia
If policymakers fail to consider carefully how they define forests, they risk compromising the potential success of the U.N.-backed REDD+…
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Harvesting both timber and Brazil nuts in Peru’s Amazon forests: Can they coexist?
In the Brazil nut forests of the Peruvian Amazon, scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) are trying…
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Land rights: Both prerequisite and incentive for smallholder-based REDD+
Incipient initiatives designed to reduce carbon emissions through avoided deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are also helping to secure forest…
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Biodiversity “hotspots” more likely to have greater ecosystem co-benefits — study
Areas that are “hotspots” of biodiversity can carry higher value for other important ecosystem services, including carbon storage, water conservation…
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The IPCC Wetlands Supplement: What it is and what it means
At a glance : The Wetlands Supplement, a new methodology report adopted by the IPCC in October, provides guidance for…
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Peatlands and mangroves receive overdue recognition
At a glance : Peatlands, mangroves and other tropical wetlands are high-Carbon ecosystems that are increasingly receiving recognition in the…
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Causes of deforestation getting lost in REDD+ rhetoric – analysis
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 October 2013) — Debates about REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) are skirting a fundamental…
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Oil palm can be made more biodiversity friendly — experts
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 October, 2013) — If notoriously non-biodiverse oil palm plantations are developed only on degraded land, they will…
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Why isolated attempts at tenure securitization through REDD+ pilot projects are insufficient
What are the forest tenure conditions at REDD+ project sites from the point of view of villagers? What actions have…
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Scientists tap local expertise to deepen knowledge of threatened species
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 September, 2013)_Involving local people in conservation efforts can be a reliable and cost-effective way to identify the…
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Traditional knowledge fuels climate change adaptation in Ghana – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 September, 2013) – Strategies used by indigenous rural people to help predict disasters and mitigate the effects…
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Feudal past still discourages Ethiopia’s farmers from planting trees
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 September, 2013)_Despite recent measures to encourage Ethiopia’s farmers to plant trees on their land, the country’s complex…
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The multi-million dollar question: Is forest certification working?
BOGOR, Indonesia (19 September, 2013) – Forest certification is considered a promising tool to improve forest management, but there needs…
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Charcoal, chickens and a conservation conundrum in Peru
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 September, 2013) – Research into commercial charcoal markets in Peru has confirmed suspicions about the unreliability of…
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Mitigation without adaptation can leave communities vulnerable — study
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 August, 2013) — Understanding the vulnerability of forest-dependent communities is a point of departure for building more…
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