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Event Coverage
- 26 Jun 2012
Communities are not companies: New approach needed for community managed forests
Research from Brazil illustrates the disconnect between policy and reality.
Event Coverage
- 20 Jun 2012
The “Aid-ification” of REDD+: How its changed and why it matters
Political gridlock and funding scarcity have pushed the scheme in unintended directions.
Feature
- 12 Jun 2012
Amid Brazil Forest Code controversy, will Presidential vetoes benefit forests?
Many forget that deforestation is not due a lack of ambitious legislation, but rather the lack of political will to enforce it.
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?
News
- 1 Jun 2012
Legal clarity on REDD benefit sharing mechanisms critical to avoid future disputes, says study
Should benefits go only to forest actors who successfully reduce emissions, or those who have the “right” to benefit from REDD+?
Feature
- 30 May 2012
CIFOR Director General reflects on 25 years of change in Indonesia’s forests
Indonesia stands poised to become a “forest superpower,” according to Frances Seymour.
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.
Event Coverage
- 21 May 2012
“Cash is king”: Forested countries must see REDD+ financial rewards
Transformational change beyond the forestry sector required to realize the full potential of REDD+.
16 May 2012
Bonn climate talks: Forest-rich nations need progress on MRV and REDD+ financing
A leading climate change scientist urges concrete action from SBSTA 36.
5 Apr 2012
Overhunting bush animals threatens food security of Central Africa’s rural communities
Wild animals such as bonobos and large antelopes are being unsustainably hunted to meet overwhelming domestic demand for bushmeat. This is having serious...
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