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- 25 Oct 2012
U.N. recognises new guidelines to better manage competing demands for land
Landscape approach provides a way of managing land based on the social, economic and environmental services it provides.
23 Oct 2012
Recognising indigenous “sacred areas” could double amount of protected land worldwide
More indigenous voices and knowledge need to be involved in decisions over indigenous owned land.
Event Coverage
- 18 Oct 2012
Global forest expert panel presents key findings on link between biodiversity and carbon
Policy makers and scientific community need to work to connect the dots in REDD+.
Event Coverage
- 16 Oct 2012
Surrounded by agriculture, mines and villages: today’s forests are part of the ‘landscape mosaic’
Researchers need to think outside the forest and take on a landscape view of forest management.
Event Coverage
- 12 Oct 2012
Research program joins forces with the United Nations to help world meet 2020 deforestation goals
Making sustainable land use and biodiversity conservation a priority, both in forests and agroforestry landscapes.
News
- 26 Sep 2012
Follow the rain: tree biodiversity greatest in areas of high rainfall
We cannot control rainfall itself, but we can conserve the landscapes that have high rainfall.
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.
Event Coverage
- 2 Jul 2012
Could new interactive maps help preserve last “roadless” areas?
Google, European Environmental Agency, Society for Conservation Biologists, the European Parliament create remarkable map of the Amazon.
Event Coverage
- 14 Jun 2012
CIFOR director general Frances Seymour’s welcome speech to Indonesian President
"There could be no greater honor for CIFOR than for the President of Indonesia to choose this place for a global policy address..."
Analysis
- 28 May 2012
Logging in tropical forests: not all is lost
Fresh evidence that selective logging can be a part of sustainable forest management.
Analysis
- 28 May 2012
Logging in tropical forests: not all is lost
Video Q&A
- 18 May 2012
Indonesia’s forest moratorium: halfway through, what has been achieved?
Indonesia should improve forest governance in the second year of its forest moratorium, said senior CIFOR scientist Daniel Murdiyarso.
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