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Feature
- 11 Mar 2016
Science sisters of the Amazon
A mentor system is helping young women scientists in Peru and Brazil to break through barriers.
Event Coverage
- 31 Oct 2014
Safeguards research gauges local participation, views of early-stage REDD+ initiatives
The findings were delivered at the IUFRO World Congress in Salt Lake City.
Event Coverage
- 22 Oct 2014
Unlikely partner could boost ‘best deal’ for protecting forests, slowing climate change
The Californian Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force has made ripples at the United Nations Climate Summit.
News
- 5 Jun 2014
Combined forest certification improves business for Brazil-nut growers: study
Simplifying and linking certification standards may be key to success.
News
- 29 May 2014
Better information flows needed for REDD+ monitoring, report says
If people don’t communicate and information doesn’t flow between levels, it doesn’t work.
News
- 5 Nov 2013
Land rights: Both prerequisite and incentive for smallholder-based REDD+
Scientists believe dealing with land tenure issues is critical for the success of REDD+ projects.
Video
- 4 Nov 2013
SPECIAL REPORT: How a remote Amazonian state is leading the way in climate change policy
Lessons learned in Acre could be critical for the development of Brazil's national REDD+ framework.
Feature
- 22 Feb 2013
Latin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
Trends in deforestation, impacts of ranching, farming, and roads, REDD+, and community forest management.
Feature
- 22 Feb 2013
Latin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
13 Nov 2012
Field research on local issues means always keeping the bigger picture in mind
In the Amazon, taking care to fully explain research - who, what, why - is now seen as crucial.
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.
News
- 24 May 2012
Rio+20 Dialogues: forest peoples’ rights, how can they be recognised and secured?
Calls for civil society to engage in discussion on tenure and land rights.
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