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- 25 Feb 2013
Conflicting land-use rights threaten Brazil nut harvesters
In Madre de Dios, about 1.3 million hectares of overlap exists in areas where timber and Brazil nut extraction occurs.
Feature
- 22 Feb 2013
Latin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
Trends in deforestation, impacts of ranching, farming, and roads, REDD+, and community forest management.
Event Coverage
- 21 Dec 2012
Scientists show technical concerns no longer an obstacle to progress on REDD+
Obstacles to reaching agreement on monitoring of carbon emissions are political, not technical.
Event Coverage
- 30 Nov 2012
Brave new world: the global trends changing the future of deforestation
The next 20 years are not going to be like the last 20 years... greater pressures from the international trade of commodities expected.
27 Nov 2012
Scientists pinpoint activities driving deforestation and urge countries to take action at Doha
DOHA, Qatar (27 November 2012)_For the first time scientists have assessed the main activities driving deforestation and forest degradation at the national...
News
- 14 Nov 2012
Under Threat: Deforestation pressure on Congo Basin forests increasing
Scientists call for a viable scientific information mechanism to deal with drivers of deforestation.
News
- 3 Sep 2012
Cattle ranching and law enforcement key areas of action to slow Bolivia’s deforestation rate
Concrete and country-specific information on drivers of deforestation are required to protects carbon-rich forests.
Event Coverage
- 27 Aug 2012
Development and conservation in the Amazon: which way forward?
Aligning environmental and development policy objectives in the Amazon.
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
- 26 Jun 2012
REDD+ a “game changer” in the move towards a global green economy, says Norwegian Minister
"We cannot guarantee success, but we cannot fail because we did not try hard enough."
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- 11 Apr 2012
Woodfuel causes deforestation in Congo Basin yet is potential renewable energy source
REDD+ initiatives may provide incentive for more sustainable energy approaches.
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