Photo Essay
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Image of honey gatherer in mangroves wins photography competition
Mangrove forests are among the most undervalued and fragile ecosystems on the planet. But these wetlands are of huge environmental…
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Women entrepreneurs in DRC recover waste wood to produce clean cooking fuel
For almost a decade, Fatouma Otoke has been running a small business that recovers waste wood for charcoal production. Her…
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New tool embeds equality into landscape management strategies in Peruvian Amazon
Collaborative efforts to manage landscapes more sustainably are increasing in the Peruvian Amazon, creating a need for new monitoring methods.
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Mitigation potential of Congo Basin remains largely unknown, but not for long
As the world grapples with a new pandemic and a flurry of fires and storms exacerbating concerns over the climate…
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Pictures reveal magic of mangrove ecosystems
Mangrove Action Project recently announced the winners of its 2020 Mangrove Photography Awards. Here are some highlights. Victor Hugo Luja…
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Bringing back mangroves: Scientists in Mexico restore degraded ecosystems
“What was this area like three years ago?” I asked researcher Jorge Herrera as we dipped our feet into the…
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Why education is essential to the future of forests
“Batela zamba, tokobatela zamba, toloni nzete, tokobatela zamba” – let’s protect our forests and plant trees – sing 500 elementary…
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Rooting sustainability in the logging industry
Located on the bumpy road connecting run-down Bangoka International Airport to the city of Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Postcards from the field: Searching for elephants in South Sumatra
Formerly CIFOR’s social media coordinator, Christi Hang is now senior associate at CGIAR. The email said to prepare for five…
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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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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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Cameroon forest superfood scores best for women’s health
When Caleb Yengo Tata travelled to the remote Takamanda rainforest region in southwest Cameroon on a research trip with the…
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EARTH DAY: Can Sumatran elephants and people coexist?
Palembang, Indonesia – Present day South Sumatra looks a lot different from its heyday as seat of the powerful Srivijaya…
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International Women’s Day: Indigenous women off the charts
All maps tell a story – a story about our relationship to the land. In 2015, researchers from the Center…
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Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures
Nestled within Africa’s biggest rainforest lies what was once the world’s largest tropical agriculture research center. Situated along the banks…
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