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Opinion
- 20 Feb 2020
Agroforestry land restoration technique improves food security in Honduras
Inga alley cropping has transformed the lives of 300 subsistence farming families
News
- 3 Feb 2020
Mobile app simplifies peatland restoration monitoring efforts in Indonesia
A recipe for protecting peatlands from fire: re-wet, re-vegetate and re-vitalize
News
- 17 Feb 2016
“Slash and burn” works, given time and space
If managed well, swidden farming in Borneo can provide vital ecosystem services and protect biodiversity, study says
News
- 17 Feb 2016
“Slash and burn” works, given time and space
News
- 4 May 2015
We need to protect Congo’s forests against shifting cultivation… or do we?
Little conclusive evidence links swidden production with deforestation in the DRC.
Event Coverage
- 12 Dec 2014
Global change, climate change upend livelihoods, food security in the Amazon
Expert: “Shifting cultivation is the only agricultural system with proven long-term compatibility with the rainforest.”
Event Coverage
- 4 Mar 2014
FOREST HEROINE: Anne Hallum alleviates Guatemala poverty through agroforestry
Trees and corn can once again be pronounced in the same breath, and be seen in the same landscape.
Event Coverage
- 20 Nov 2013
Using a cross-sectoral landscapes approach to improve forest livelihoods
Scientists seek to understand the impact of climate change on smallholders and shifting agriculture.
Video
- 4 Nov 2013
SPECIAL REPORT: How a remote Amazonian state is leading the way in climate change policy
Lessons learned in Acre could be critical for the development of Brazil's national REDD+ framework.
News
- 27 Aug 2013
Mitigation without adaptation can leave communities vulnerable — study
Projects need to ensure they don’t leave communities more vulnerable.
News
- 12 Jul 2013
New swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
Scientists are now able to monitor generalized patterns of land-use rather than pixels of land cover, allowing for proper analysis.
News
- 12 Jul 2013
New swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
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