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- 26 Jul 2012
Palm oil development in Cameroon: An urgent need for a national strategy
If properly managed, oil palm expansion in Cameroon could reduce poverty and lead to strong economic development.
Feature
- 20 Jul 2012
Social assets and social hazards shape adaptive capacity in Setulang
Adaptation planning should take into account both the social assets and the social hazards that enhance or hinder adaptive capacity.
Event Coverage
- 18 Jul 2012
What’s gender got to do with it? Bush meat consumption in the Congo Basin
CIFOR presents new findings at the IUFRO-FORNESSA Africa Congress.
News
- 16 Jul 2012
Deforestation from mining in the Congo more than ‘a hole in the canopy’
Greater access and migration tp mining sites contributes to forest loss in the Congo Basin.
Event Coverage
- 13 Jul 2012
“Bootleggers and Baptists” coalitions will help forest certification schemes expand
Developing country governments and firms operating in tropical forests need to be brought into coalitions for change.
Feature
- 11 Jul 2012
Forest communities provide a new perspective on climate change in Papua
The future climate is uncertain; we have to understand how communities are adapting.
Event Coverage
- 9 Jul 2012
Land tenure for whom? Recognising community rights essential for REDD+ legitimacy
REDD+ projects need to know who to compensate, and who is accountable.
News
- 6 Jul 2012
Charred lands: fertile grounds for sustainable agriculture in Kalimantan?
Sites in Kalimantan could be the first scientifically documented instance of Anthropogenic Dark Earths in tropical Asia.
News
- 29 Jun 2012
Linking the local to the global: REDD+ as a multi-level puzzle
We need to build information links between global discussions and local realities.
Event Coverage
- 26 Jun 2012
REDD+ a “game changer” in the move towards a global green economy, says Norwegian Minister
"We cannot guarantee success, but we cannot fail because we did not try hard enough."
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.
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