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- 1 Oct 2012
Can REDD+ protect the trees that nourish nut harvesters in Peru’s Amazon rainforest?
Concerns that Brazil nut harvesters won't see direct benefits themselves from the carbon storage scheme.
24 Sep 2012
Can ecotourism offer funding solutions for Vietnam’s national parks?
JEJU, South Korea (18 September, 2012)_Maintaining fragile ecosystems while addressing the development needs of a growing population are often seen as...
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- 20 Sep 2012
Locals need land titles before development funds can ease rural poverty in Vietnam
In Vietnam, ecosystem payments are often unevenly distributed, resulting in the dominance of the local elite.
News
- 14 Sep 2012
East Kalimantan to trial new REDD+ safeguards system
Social safeguards aim to include information transparency and indigenous and local communities in REDD+ planning.
News
- 14 Sep 2012
East Kalimantan to trial new REDD+ safeguards system
Event Coverage
- 11 Sep 2012
Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests?
Moving outside of conventional forestry ideas to ideas on managing forests for ecosystem services and for food.
11 Sep 2012
Populations pressure Vietnam’s protected parks
JEJU, South Korea (11 September, 2012)_Growing populations in the Lower Mekong region of Vietnam could undermine sustainable conservation efforts unless...
11 Sep 2012
Populations pressure Vietnam’s protected parks
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- 10 Sep 2012
Are conservation projects succeeding in the Lower Mekong Basin?
It is still difficult to know whether conservation projects are making an impact – either on conservation or on development.
10 Sep 2012
Just add trees: How greening concrete jungles will help us adapt to a warming world
JEJU, South Korea (10 September, 2012)_People crowd together under umbrellas at Ogbette market in the Nigerian city of Enugu in an attempt to hide from...
Event Coverage
- 29 Aug 2012
Indonesia brings new hope for rhino conservation
First recorded sighting of rhinoceros sub-population in over 26 years shows all is not lost for Sumatran rhinos.
Event Coverage
- 27 Aug 2012
Development and conservation in the Amazon: which way forward?
Aligning environmental and development policy objectives in the Amazon.
News
- 22 Aug 2012
Greater awareness needed to dispel REDD+ myths
The basic question for local communities - ‘what are we consenting to?’ - is still unanswered.
News
- 22 Aug 2012
Greater awareness needed to dispel REDD+ myths
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