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- 4 Jun 2012
Bangladesh forests disappearing at “alarming rate”, says expert
Inter-ministerial collaboration required to support sustainable forest management.
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.
News
- 25 Apr 2012
Logging companies may assist rural development: Study
Large timber concessions could play a significant role in rural development.
News
- 17 Apr 2012
Global community needs to invest in MRV capacity in forest-rich developing countries to make REDD+ work
"REDD+ supporters need to be realistic about what developing countries can do in terms of MRV."
Event Coverage
- 3 Apr 2012
Brazil forges forward on path to sustainable forest development
"In Rio in 1992, I think my country was very brave to host the Earth Summit," announced Carlos Nobre.
22 Mar 2012
Paving the Amazon: Study helps predict potential deforestation rates along major highways
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 March, 2012)_ CIFOR scientists are helping to estimate the extent of deforestation that accompanies road paving in the Amazon -- even...
Event Coverage
- 15 Mar 2012
Reforming Brazil’s forest law: defeat or discernment?
Farmers involved in illegal deforestation would be forgiven under proposed amnesty.
14 Mar 2012
Mangroves being destroyed at “an alarming rate” yet not mentioned in Rio+20’s zero draft
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 March, 2012)_“Oceans” will be one of the key issues under discussion at Rio+20 to ensure the protection of marine resources, yet...
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- 24 Feb 2012
All that glitters is not gold: Precious metal mining in Congo should stay small for the sake of the forest
Scaling up mining operations also means scaling up deforestation in the Congo Basin.
16 Feb 2012
“Unjustly condemned” slash and burn agriculture found essential for forest regeneration
BOGOR, Indonesia (16 February, 2012)_Slash and burn agriculture practiced by smallholder farmers results in the best regeneration of valuable tropical...
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