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Kenyan farmers adopt new agroforestry strategies through research in development program
Smallholder farmers in the drylands of eastern Kenya are benefiting from innovative farming techniques initially tested in collaboration with World…
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GLF Bonn: Re-imagining a more sustainable future for food and livelihoods
From June 3 to 5, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), which is jointly coordinated by CIFOR, UN Environment and the…
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When domestic policies are not enough: A call for a regional approach to wood fuel governance
As part of the project Governing Multifunctional Landscapes in Sub-Saharan Africa, financed by the European Union, the Center for International…
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Take climate action on Earth Day
As the planet confronts a climate emergency, the global community urgently needs to make better efforts to reconnect human prosperity…
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What are Bhutan’s sacred forests worth?
In the Kingdom of Bhutan, a mountainous country nestled between India and Tibet, you can’t just wander into the forest…
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Scientists and communities in Indonesia team up for peatland restoration and fire prevention efforts
The women of Dompas Village in the Indonesian province of Riau worked hard to plant 10,000 pineapple seedlings in only…
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Putting people at the heart of peatland conservation efforts in Borneo
Some five hours from Palangkaraya, the capital of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, lies a…
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Innovative peatland restoration efforts key to mitigating climate change
Indonesia is home to an extensive area of tropical peatlands, which are carbon-rich ecosystems that are critical for supporting biodiversity…
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How timber markets can help save tropical forests
Gerhard Dieterle is Executive Director of The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), an intergovernmental organization that promotes conservation of tropical…
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Now the IPCC knows it too, climate change can’t be solved without rights
Yesterday, the day before Indigenous Day, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) included indigenous rights in its Special…
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