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News
- 19 Feb 2013
Big beetles, big benefits: Trading some of the largest insects on Earth
Researchers highlight the importance of integrating beetles and other insects into conservation and poverty reduction strategies.
News
- 15 Feb 2013
Understanding the role of forest income in rural livelihoods: Insights from China
Economic inequality in Tianlin is clearly linked to the unequal allocation of forest and crop land.
News
- 14 Feb 2013
Preventing partnerships: Timber companies & indigenous groups grapple over land
New report highlights the importance of Free, Prior and Informed consent in recognizing community rights to land.
4 Feb 2013
Is financing sustainable forest management an inappropriate use of public funding?
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 February, 2013)_The long-running debate about how best to conserve forests and improve livelihoods in forest-rich tropical countries...
News
- 30 Jan 2013
Eco-villages instead of eviction: a new approach to the ‘people in parks’ problem in Indonesia?
“special use” zones in national parks could provide a mechanism for protecting local rights.
Video
- 16 Jan 2013
Trouble ahead if forests and adaptation are not considered in the post Rio+20 era
The potential role of forests in climate change adaptation is yet to be properly explored.
Video
- 15 Jan 2013
How much credit can Brazil take for slowing Amazon deforestation – and how low can it go?
Brazil’s government claims a 76 percent reduction in deforestation rate since 2004.
15 Jan 2013
Logging concession areas: Good for orangutans and forest conservation, says study
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 January, 2013)_ Nearly a third of all orangutans left in the wild can be found within logging concessions in Indonesia, according to...
Event Coverage
- 9 Jan 2013
Green growth in Myanmar: an emerging democracy’s vision for future development
Myanmar is home to one of Southeast Asia's largest expanses of natural forest, but for how much longer?
News
- 24 Dec 2012
BEST OF 2012: Supernatural powers play key role in forest use
A strictly secular approach to forest management may be at odds with local attitudes.
Event Coverage
- 21 Dec 2012
Scientists show technical concerns no longer an obstacle to progress on REDD+
Obstacles to reaching agreement on monitoring of carbon emissions are political, not technical.
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