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Event Coverage
- 19 Jun 2012
Cocoa producers in the Amazon want to compete globally, while protecting tropical forests
Scientists hope to turn the cocoa crop into a tool for reforestation.
News
- 6 Jun 2012
Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
Can biofuel production manage conservation and development trade-offs?
Analysis
- 28 May 2012
Logging in tropical forests: not all is lost
Fresh evidence that selective logging can be a part of sustainable forest management.
News
- 24 May 2012
Rio+20 Dialogues: forest peoples’ rights, how can they be recognised and secured?
Calls for civil society to engage in discussion on tenure and land rights.
News
- 24 May 2012
In Peruvian Amazon, timber extraction in Brazil nut forests set to rise unless better regulated
Illegal logging increased after changes to Peruvian law were implemented.
Feature
- 22 May 2012
New environment award recognises peace prize winner Wangari Maathai
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai is a champion for linking the environment and human rights.
News
- 27 Apr 2012
Investing in managing forest landscapes improves incomes in Guinea
Local communities have seen impressive gains with participatory forest management.
16 Apr 2012
Keeping cultures alive: How cooking and singing can save the Amazon forest
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April 2012)_Scientists are hoping to strike a cultural chord with Amazonian forest communities by combining in-depth research with...
Event Coverage
- 10 Apr 2012
Taking a serious look at gender issues – starting with ourselves
Organizers of the Trees, Forests and Agroforestry program are committed to utilizing the gender lens.
10 Apr 2012
Health of forest people needs more attention for welfare and environment
ETNA, United States (10 April, 2012)_Better understanding of the health of forest dwellers is required to both protect their human rights and manage population...
News
- 5 Apr 2012
Domesticating indigenous fruit trees puts better food on the table in sub-Saharan Africa
Traditional knowledge meets the latest science, as local farmers tweak nature's bounty.
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