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Event Coverage
- 24 Mar 2015
In an important first for Africa, climate data ‘Made in Kenya’
The Mazingira Center is already making discoveries.
Feature
- 20 Mar 2015
It’s a forest, not a ‘museum’: What sustainable development means in the tropics
Research shows forests contribute across many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
News
- 10 Mar 2015
Study: As forests, grasslands gave way to farms, soil carbon emissions soared
Low carbon strategies are available, but implementation can be complex.
Video
- 11 Feb 2015
To protect wetlands, reach for your toolbox
CIFOR has released a new suite of tools to help those protecting vulnerable coastal forests.
Video
- 11 Feb 2015
To protect wetlands, reach for your toolbox
News
- 14 Jan 2015
Peatland loss could emit 2,800 years’ worth of carbon in an evolutionary eyeblink: study
More than 100,000 hectares of peatland forests are destroyed each year for oil palm and agricultural plantations.
News
- 12 Jan 2015
In ‘charcoal landscape,’ data on deforestation, emissions hidden in the ashes
In regions considered remote by African standards, monitoring the charcoal industry is painstaking work.
News
- 15 Dec 2014
In national REDD+ policy networks, a bit of conflict is not a bad thing
The Global Comparative Study discovers that competing interests make for better implementation.
News
- 10 Dec 2014
REDD+ on the ground: In Tanzania, funding and enthusiasm ‘faded away’
“Norway may still continue to fund these projects, but it hasn’t sent a clear message or signal about it.”
Event Coverage
- 5 Dec 2014
Survey highlights REDD+ controversies over community monitoring
Fundamental tension between the dual goals of efficiency and equity under REDD+.
News
- 3 Dec 2014
REDD+ on the ground: For one initiative in Indonesia, politics in the peatlands
Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership caught up in an Australian domestic political debate.
News
- 3 Dec 2014
REDD+ on the ground: New book offers insights, lessons from across the tropics
Lessons from REDD+ are applicable across all different types of conservation interventions.
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