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Charred lands: fertile grounds for sustainable agriculture in Kalimantan?
BOGOR, Indonesia (06 July, 2012)_ In the Amazon, it’s called Terra Preta. In the tribal tongues of Indonesia’s East Kalimantan…
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Is REDD+ moving too slow? Not necessarily…
BOGOR, Indonesia (04 July2102)_REDD+ implementation was supposed to be “big, quick and cheap”. So far, it is not one big…
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Linking the local to the global: REDD+ as a multi-level puzzle
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (29 June 12)_If a UN-backed scheme to slow the pace of climate change by safeguarding the…
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New approach to setting reference emissions levels a crucial first step for REDD+
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (22 June2012)_ Scientists from the Center for International Forestry Research have developed an innovative new method…
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Ecosystem-based adaptation most effective in coastal cities, study shows
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (19 June 2012)__ Maintaining and rehabilitating natural ecosystems like mangroves may be the most cost-effective way…
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Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 June, 2012)_The economic and climate mitigation promises of biofuel expansion into tropical forests and woodlands are often…
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Bangladesh forests disappearing at “alarming rate”, says expert
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 June 2012)_Scientists are sounding the alarm bells in Bangladesh as forest loss reaches 90 percent, a figure…
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Legal clarity on REDD benefit sharing mechanisms critical to avoid future disputes, says study
BONN, Germany (01 June 2012) __ Legal clarity and consensus on which government institutions have the authority to make regulations…
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Rio+20 Dialogues: forest peoples’ rights, how can they be recognised and secured?
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 May, 2012)_Pervasive tenure insecurity is limiting the implementation of sustainable development policy in many countries, with struggles…
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In Peruvian Amazon, timber extraction in Brazil nut forests set to rise unless better regulated
LIMA, Peru (24 May, 2012)_ In the Peruvian Amazon, uncontrolled timber extraction from concession forests destined primarily for the harvesting…
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Carving a new future: Jepara furniture industry bounces back after global financial crisis
When mortgages in Nevada went sour in 2008, no one expected it to set off a financial downward spiral that…
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Investing in managing forest landscapes improves incomes in Guinea
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 April 2012)_Visit any village around a set of project sites in the forests of Guinea’s Fouta Djallon…
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Logging companies may assist rural development: Study
CAMEROON, Sub-Saharan Africa (25 April, 2012)_Logging companies play a key role in developing forest regions in Central Africa, a CIFOR…
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Global community needs to invest in MRV capacity in forest-rich developing countries to make REDD+ work
BOGOR, Indonesia (17 April 2012) _The international community needs to help developing countries increase their ability to measure and monitor…
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Woodfuel causes deforestation in Congo Basin yet is potential renewable energy source
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 April, 2012)_Woodfuel overexploitation resulting from high dependency on the resource in Africa’s Congo Basin is causing degradation…
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