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Event Coverage
- 21 Jan 2015
Voices of REDD+: In Vietnam, payments alone can’t turn tide of deforestation
“Quite early on in the project we decided that the economics didn’t really add up.”
News
- 12 Jan 2015
In ‘charcoal landscape,’ data on deforestation, emissions hidden in the ashes
In regions considered remote by African standards, monitoring the charcoal industry is painstaking work.
Feature
- 23 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: In Peru, isn’t it good (illegal) wood
A collection of stories about the Peruvian smallholder timber trade, from forest to market.
Feature
- 22 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: Global study of forests, poverty shakes up the terrain
New research from Poverty and Environment Network surprises the experts.
Event Coverage
- 17 Dec 2014
Land tenure in forests a matter of food security, experts contend
Research in Africa indicates the benefits of tree cover for local communities' nutrition.
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.
Event Coverage
- 14 Dec 2014
Indigenous land rights take center stage in Lima
Cándido Mezúa Salazar urges greater respect for the role of indigenous communities during the Global Landscapes Forum.
Video Q&A
- 14 Dec 2014
Amid deforestation in Myanmar, growing discussions of REDD+ and rights
"We're trying to do awareness raising at the same time as trying to engage with the country's REDD+ process."
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
- 11 Dec 2014
Traditional herders face uncertain future, forum hears
“Indigenous people have a special relationship with the land and with their territory that is important for their physical and cultural survival.”
News
- 9 Dec 2014
To include local people in REDD+ activities, four conditions required, study finds
We need to focus on the P in PMRV: Participatory Monitoring, Reporting and Verification.
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