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Analysis
- 2 May 2012
Why taxonomy is important for biodiversity-based science
You wouldn't dream of putting an onion in the fruit bowl, explains CIFOR scientist Terry Sunderland.
16 Apr 2012
Keeping cultures alive: How cooking and singing can save the Amazon forest
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 April 2012)_Scientists are hoping to strike a cultural chord with Amazonian forest communities by combining in-depth research with...
News
- 9 Apr 2012
Are we ready for a ‘new agriculture’ that won’t cost us the Earth?
Sustainably feeding seven billion people will require a more holistic approach.
Event Coverage
- 28 Mar 2012
Forests becoming ‘human’s garden’, experts worried whether any truly wild places left
"These trends in the 20th century, by and large, continue unabated in the 21st century."
20 Mar 2012
Deforestation rates double in the Congo Basin: Report
DOUALA, Cameroon (20 March, 2012)_ Although the level of deforestation in the world’s second-largest tropical forest remains relatively low compared...
9 Mar 2012
Vignettes of a year in Borneo: land in dispute
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 March, 2011)_This book tells a story. We lived in the middle of Borneo, as a family, working on the first year and a half of a Conservation...
News
- 2 Mar 2012
Invasive alien species could threaten Indonesia’s ecosystems
Cecropia peltata was introduced to the Bogor Botanical Gardens in 1943, but quickly spread.
Analysis
- 10 Feb 2012
On the Menu: Forests
A special issue of the International Forestry Review highlights forgotten importance of forests.
Analysis
- 10 Feb 2012
On the Menu: Forests
Event Coverage
- 27 Jan 2012
Insurance, compensation may help mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, experts say
"These schemes need to be applied on a much bigger scale," explained leading scientist Terry Sunderland.
Analysis
- 19 Nov 2011
Killed for keratin? The unnecessary extinction of the rhinoceros
After a string of recent announcements, the pool of global biodiversity is now a little smaller.
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