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News
- 17 Feb 2016
“Slash and burn” works, given time and space
If managed well, swidden farming in Borneo can provide vital ecosystem services and protect biodiversity, study says
News
- 11 Feb 2016
Forest monitoring skills on the rise
Efforts to beat climate change have helped boost tropical countries’ capacity to measure their forest carbon.
News
- 28 Jul 2015
Indonesia’s best hope for slowing climate change
Indonesian mangroves store some 3.14 billion tonnes of carbon – so preserving them could help the country slash emissions.
Infographic
- 28 Jul 2015
Millions of reasons to love mangroves
A whole lot of reasons why preserving mangroves makes a whole lot of sense
Infographic
- 28 Jul 2015
Millions of reasons to love mangroves
Fact File
- 28 Jul 2015
Mangroves: A global treasure under threat
Ugly, smelly, overlooked ... and a wonderland for environmental protection and people's livelihoods.
Fact File
- 28 Jul 2015
Mangroves: A global treasure under threat
News
- 2 Jul 2015
Carbon or biodiversity conservation – you can’t have the best of both worlds
Forests remain stubbornly complex, forcing some tough decisions ahead.
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 May 2014
Sustainable development in the Congo Basin: Moving beyond the biodiversity agenda
Scientists and policy makers hope to see conservation and development not only coexisting, but blooming together in Africa.
Event Coverage
- 18 Mar 2014
Mangrove experts urge restoration, regeneration of organic coasts
Scientists debate solutions to the threats faced by Indonesia’s mangrove forests at the Restoring Coastal Livelihoods conference in Bogor
Video
- 13 Mar 2014
Study to measure carbon in Peru’s peatlands
Lack of data for REDD+ and greenhouse gas emission reduction policies drives need to measure carbon stock of Peru's peatlands.
Video
- 13 Mar 2014
Study to measure carbon in Peru’s peatlands
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