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DG’s Column
- 20 Mar 2017
Splitting hairs over splitting wood
Short-term disputes must not burn bridges for the bioenergy solutions we need
Analysis
- 25 Aug 2016
Indonesia: Biofuels from palm oil and power from tree plantations?
The country has set ambitious policies to derive 23 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. How can this be achieved?
Analysis
- 13 Jul 2016
REDD+ politics – or why it is so difficult to tackle large-scale drivers of deforestation
While countries are developing their own approaches to REDD+, the challenges they face remain largely the same.
News
- 30 Apr 2016
Firewood collection taking a toll on Uganda’s forests
Demand for wood can lead to forest degradation, making life harder for forest-dependent communities.
News
- 30 Apr 2016
Firewood collection taking a toll on Uganda’s forests
Analysis
- 18 Feb 2016
Loud and clear: Paris Agreement signals need to protect ecosystems and human rights
Valuing rights and ecosystems gives the Paris Agreement a holistic perspective, one that we need if we are to avoid “wrong” climate actions.
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
- 18 Jun 2013
More forests, more power: Analyzing the viability of Belo Monte dam
The expansion of hydropower to meet electrical energy needs is at the top of the development agenda for many tropical nations.
19 Nov 2012
Beyond flight of fancy: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Uniting a wide variety of actors behind a common aspiration
Event Coverage
- 9 May 2012
Rio+20 Dialogues: Are we felling forests to fuel our future?
Lively discussion illustrates the importance of getting biofuel policy right.
News
- 21 Dec 2011
Undying flame: Replacing fuelwood with bamboo may help to combat Africa’s deforestation crisis
The industry is already worth US$1 billion in China.
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