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News
- 6 Jul 2015
Wild food means good food: CIFOR study
Scattered forest bounty is difficult to track but vital for nutrition.
Analysis
- 12 Nov 2014
Stoves cook up relief for Ethiopia’s forests, climate
A simple device could spell relief for Ethiopia’s beleaguered forests by making cooking more efficient while reducing carbon emissions.
News
- 16 Jun 2014
African farmland investments face governance challenges
Failure to accept that large-scale farmland investments are a new reality in Africa may hinder dialogue on effective frameworks.
Video
- 24 Jan 2014
In Ethiopia, drawing a “road map” to a carbon-neutral future
Ethiopia needs a holistic approach in forest management to guide policymakers and manage conservation development trade-offs.
Video
- 9 Dec 2013
New technologies key to community monitoring for REDD+
Mobile phones and facebook prove to be versatile and rapid mediums for REDD+ implementation and monitoring.
News
- 25 Sep 2013
Feudal past still discourages Ethiopia’s farmers from planting trees
Farmers influenced by a lack of tenure security, a history of free grazing and abrupt and radical changes in rural development policies.
News
- 16 Jul 2013
Forging pro-poor collectives helps sustain Africa tropical dry forests
Study finds income from non-timber forest products improve when smallholders form collectives, rather than individual operation.
News
- 8 Aug 2012
Farmers, policymakers get how-to guide on frankincense production
"Frankincense has great potential to be sustainably produced, because trees need to be kept standing."
News
- 21 Mar 2012
Khat cultivation in Ethiopia fuels economy, reduces deforestation
The versatile crop has come to dominate Ethiopian agriculture - perhaps too much.
Event Coverage
- 16 Feb 2012
Ethiopia pushes for green economy ahead of Rio+20 — forests a major player
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi believes Ethiopia "can avoid the mistakes of the developed world."
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