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Event Coverage
- 25 Feb 2014
Stakeholders in Jakarta map out long-term solutions to haze crisis
“Governance,” said one participant, “is the main problem behind everything.”
Feature
- 8 Nov 2013
Postcards from the field: Nuts about Brazil nuts
Mites, ticks and the human impacts on forests are some of the challenges researchers face when investigating Brazil nut production in Peru.
8 Nov 2013
Learning experience: Young Peruvian foresters contribute to Brazil nut research
Young researchers are helping Brazil nut producers to be more informed about what is happening in their concessions – and learning at the same time.
News
- 7 Nov 2013
Harvesting both timber and Brazil nuts in Peru’s Amazon forests: Can they coexist?
Scientists search for more data to inform policy and best practice.
4 Nov 2013
The invisible workforce: gender myth-busting in Ecuador
It's thought that timber harvesting and forest use in general is an exclusively male activity, but new research shows gender roles are changing in Ecuador's...
4 Nov 2013
Who buys, who sells, how much? Mapping Ecuador’s timber markets
A team of scientists have produced an extensive report on the state of Ecuador’s domestic timber market, the strategies used by communities to manage...
News
- 11 Oct 2013
Oil palm can be made more biodiversity friendly — experts
We can produce more oil on less land with oil palm
16 Sep 2013
Smallholder agroforestry plots may boost tree conservation: Report
When natural forests are threatened by deforestation or climate change, the best hope for the survival of certain at risk tree species may be to include...
News
- 20 Aug 2013
India’s Jenu Kuruba forest honey industry sticks to tradition – study
Traditional knowledge persists among the Jenu Kuruba people because of the economic value in honey collecting.
Analysis
- 30 Jul 2013
Research: Nearly a quarter of June fires in Indonesia occurred in industrial plantations
CIFOR analysis shows 21% of haze-causing fires in June were in industrial oil palm plantations. This raises a long list of questions.
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