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BY THIS WRITER
News
- 16 Dec 2014
How are trees good for us? ‘Sentinels’ may hold the answer
An extremely ambitious research project provides a new way to approach landscapes.
Feature
- 5 Dec 2014
Researchers study future of Kenya’s ‘last big mountain forest’
When the Mau Forest suffers, so do an estimated 6 million Kenyans who depend on it for their water.
Video
- 28 Nov 2014
Outside a national park, agroforestry helping to save forests inside the park
Scientists use local participation and knowledge to determine drivers of land use change and land cover.
News
- 20 Oct 2014
Research in Central Africa finds troubling gaps in knowledge of climate change
Research finds the private sector, media, civil society, administration and international organizations do not understand basic issues.
News
- 16 Oct 2014
Development miracle or environmental disaster? A look behind the oil palm controversy
“The picture is more complex; oil palm is neither one thing nor the other but both at the same time.”
Interview
- 16 Oct 2014
‘Don’t confuse the crop with the people who develop it’: Q&A with palm oil researcher
Scientists become involved after environmentalists call for a boycott of palm oil.
Event Coverage
- 21 Sep 2014
Coming to terms with terminology: Seeking ‘gray literature’ on landscapes
CIFOR announces a systematic review to identify where the landscape approach is being implemented around the world.
Analysis
- 13 Sep 2014
Certifying logging concessions certifies social benefits in Congo Basin
Improved living and working conditions can be traced to Forest Management Units.