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- 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.
News
- 12 Feb 2013
Paying farmers to protect forest watersheds in Vietnam & China: The long-term prognosis
Making sure payments for ecosystem services promote the link between ecological stewardship and human well-being.
News
- 8 Feb 2013
Researchers warn of more wild fires as Peruvians migrate to the big city
Extensive clearing and fewer people have made the western Amazon more vulnerable to blazes.
Video
- 6 Feb 2013
Small businesses band together to meet high cost of Indonesia’s timber certification scheme
Furniture makers want to do their part in conserving Indonesia's forest by creating sustainable products.
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.
Analysis
- 25 Jan 2013
Potential of bamboo to alleviate poverty in rural China remains untapped: Expert
Rural Chinese farmers enthusiastically embrace bamboo as a profitable cash crop.
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...
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