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Reducing deforestation emissions in Cameroon demands variety of expertise
As the world grapples with implementing a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at slowing forest loss and degradation (REDD+), new research from…
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US, EU timber import regulations could bankrupt Central Africa’s small-scale loggers: experts
Loggers in Central Africa could be driven out of business due to the high operating costs needed to comply with…
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Could radio help mitigate climate change in the Congo Basin?
Climate change is hitting the Congo Basin region hard and while communities there and in other parts of Africa struggle…
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Can REDD+ drive change in DR Congo?
Implementing a U.N.-backed scheme to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be difficult, a new study…
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Edible insects improve diets and livelihoods of up to 2 billion people – scientists
ROME, Italy (15 May, 2013) – More than 1,900 insect species form part of the traditional diets of at least…
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Scientists aim to pinpoint role of forests in battle against “hidden hunger”
ROME, Italy (13 May, 2013) – The view that increased crop production is the strategy most likely to achieve global…
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Forest-dwelling Borneo children foresee grim times ahead – study
Children living in the Indonesian forests of Borneo island portray a bleak image of the future, according to preliminary findings…
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Nepal: Eager to join global efforts to fight deforestation, but not getting to the root
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2013)_Though it has shown enthusiastic support for global efforts to slow forest loss and degradation (REDD+),…
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Study: Why planting more trees is always a good idea
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 March, 2013)_A new review of strategies to prepare for the impacts of climate change shows that expanding…
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Could sustainable logging save Indonesia’s mangroves?
It sounds counter-intuitive. Indonesia’s vast mangrove forests, CIFOR has recently discovered, are a valuable carbon sink. They shelter unique species,…
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