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News
- 18 May 2015
Smart reforestation must go beyond carbon: expert
Reforestation simply for carbon storage risks creating a barren, fragile monoculture.
News
- 12 Mar 2015
In hunt for resources, Congo forest communities feel the squeeze, early research shows
Community support from logging companies "generally insufficient and superficial".
Analysis
- 7 Mar 2015
Where the wild vegetables are: Moroccan food from the forest
Study reveals 84% in Rif Mountains consumed wild vegetables in the previous week.
Infographic
- 3 Feb 2015
Tropical wetlands: A wild kingdom
Tropical peatlands are home to endangered species like orangutans and tigers.
Infographic
- 3 Feb 2015
Tropical wetlands: A wild kingdom
News
- 7 Jan 2015
In the tropics, an alien invasion remains largely below the radar
“Logging, shifting cultivation, fires or natural catastrophe all make forests susceptible to invasion.”
News
- 6 Jan 2015
Calculating economic value of forests often overlooks biodiversity, study finds
How should we value pristine forests far from large human populations?
News
- 5 Jan 2015
Protected areas: biodiversity troves and carbon sinks under one canopy?
Research from Cameroon highlights carbon stocks of the Kom-Mengamé Forest.
Event Coverage
- 15 Dec 2014
Small farmers in Peru build climate resilience with innovation, ‘living lab’
“Local capacity to innovate is really crucial for resilience,” says representative of International Institute for Environment and Development.
Analysis
- 1 Oct 2014
The US-Africa Leaders Summit: Perspectives from the Congo Basin
Two summit sessions were of particular relevance to the next generation of communities and forests of the Congo Basin.
News
- 29 Jul 2014
Add adaptation to Congo Basin policies, scientists say — here’s how
Scientists offer four step approach to integrating climate change adaptation into forest management policies.
Event Coverage
- 14 Jul 2014
Unsustainable conversion of forests to private wealth must cease, economist says
Is the destruction of forested areas through business activities “the conversion of public wealth into private wealth"?
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