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Community participation as a REDD+ safeguard
When making decisions about land use, involving diverse members of the community can help ensure fairer outcomes for all and…
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Helping Indonesian craftsmen go global, sustainably
On the eve of discussions in Jakarta about local wood enterprises and Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing,…
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Living in a toxic haze
Peatland fires in Indonesia push scale-topping figures. Kalimantan alone produced greater levels of carbon emissions than the entire European Union…
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Decoding Cameroon’s domestic timber trade
Verdant Cameroon boasts 20 million hectares of forest- nearly half of its national territory. It is Africa’s largest exporter of…
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Rural women across the globe: Linking livelihoods and landscapes
We need to care about rural women. For one, they comprise a quarter of the world’s population. In developing countries,…
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On the trail of Colombia’s bushmeat trade
Striding through the forest, beneath trees still dripping pre-dawn dew, Diomedes Silva suddenly veered off the path and into the…
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Life amid the fires and haze of Central Kalimantan
In Central Kalimantan, schoolchildren are missing classes, farmers are losing their harvests, and orangutans are losing their homes. The effects…
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Oil, Roads, Settlers and Timber: Changing landscapes and livelihoods in Ecuador’s Amazon
A recent Center for International Forestry Research study found that timber is an important part of the survival strategies of smallholders…
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From the Amazon to the world: A story of Brazil nuts
From the Amazon to the World: A Story of Brazil nuts by CIFOR
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