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News
- 20 Aug 2012
Why rural women in Uganda should be empowered to take the lead in forestry
"Unless we actually are having an effect on the ground, we are not doing anything."
Video
- 15 Aug 2012
Agriculture: friend or foe of the Moluccan cockatoo?
Moluccan cockatoo found to partially depend on the human modified forest inside national park.
Interview
- 15 Aug 2012
Experience spanning continents: Phosiso Sola joins CIFOR to lead programs in east and southern Africa
From tea production to fending off lions, and everything in between.
14 Aug 2012
REDD+ opens up new opportunities for forest product management in the Amazon
Support for multiple-use forestry projects may lead to an increase in the value of Brazil nut forests.
Event Coverage
- 13 Aug 2012
Massive plans for oil and road development may threaten Peruvian Amazon
New infrastructure could put pressure on national parks and indigenous groups, some who have chosen to cut themselves off from civilization.
News
- 10 Aug 2012
REDD+ within reach in rural Brazil
Land reform settlements represent a critical starting point for REDD+ in Brazil.
News
- 10 Aug 2012
REDD+ within reach in rural Brazil
News
- 9 Aug 2012
Shared management rights not so equal: Forest communities still tied up in state red tape
Regulatory burdens associated with co-management arrangements continue to fall on local communities.
News
- 8 Aug 2012
Farmers, policymakers get how-to guide on frankincense production
"Frankincense has great potential to be sustainably produced, because trees need to be kept standing."
News
- 6 Aug 2012
Soybeans and forests in Brazil’s Arc of Deforestation: A temporary truce?
Researchers highlight possibility of maintaining reduced deforestation amid Brazil’s booming agricultural economy.
Video
- 3 Aug 2012
Commericalization of nuts, mushrooms could hurt health of forest dwellers
Quirks of the market mean forest communities trade wild foods for little more than processed sugars.
Analysis
- 30 Jul 2012
Private sector “must tap into expanding sustainable markets” to protect Amazon: CIFOR expert
The private sector has the potential to play an important role shaping the development pathways in the Amazon region.
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