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Video
- 21 May 2013
Can biodiversity and logging coexist in the Congo?
Approximately 26 percent of the Congo Basin sub-region has been allocated for industrial logging concessions.
17 May 2013
From forest harvest to bubbling businesses in the Congo Basin
There have been hunters and gatherers for as long as mankind can remember and members of many communities in the Congo Basin still extract their food,...
News
- 15 May 2013
Edible insects improve diets and livelihoods of up to 2 billion people – scientists
Insect biscuits may be the key to food security.
15 May 2013
Q+A: Committee on World Food Security chair urges use of forest foods in diets
Governments must ensure food security is top of the development agenda as global population expands from 7 billion to a projected 9 billion people by 2050,...
News
- 13 May 2013
Scientists aim to pinpoint role of forests in battle against “hidden hunger”
Increased food production does not have to be at the expense of the natural environment.
13 May 2013
Forests and food security: back on the global agenda
Recent news headlines, a plethora of scientific publications and the creation of new academic think tanks all reflect growing concerns over how to achieve...
Event Coverage
- 7 May 2013
Amazon timber-food balance saves forest smallholder livelihoods from risk
Smallholders are able manage timber and non-timber production sustainably – finding a balance between conflicting uses.
Podcast
- 6 May 2013
AUDIO Q+A: Do forest-dwelling children have more nutritious diets?
Scientists find forests may be playing a very important role in food security, including nutrition.
Event Coverage
- 8 Apr 2013
Forest foods should be used in fight against global malnutrition – scientist
Globally, about 870 million people do not have enough to eat, but more than two billion suffer from micronutrient deficiency.
Event Coverage
- 7 Apr 2013
World Health Day 2013: Combating malnutrition and infection with forests
As World Health Day focuses on high blood pressure, we explore how forests can help.
DG’s Column
- 4 Apr 2013
Could the Sustainable Development Goals include Landscapes?
Thinking about landscapes in the context of SDGs should come naturally.
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