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Event Coverage
- 18 Sep 2014
Amazon forest could become an ‘impoverished savannah’ under climate change
The stark warning comes from Carlos Nobre, a member of the UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability.
News
- 22 Jul 2014
New maps reveal more complex picture of Sumatran fires
One cannot always assume that burning within concessions is caused by large companies.
Speech
- 6 May 2014
Singaporean Minister: Economic interests causing ‘environmental vandalism’
Vivian Blakrishnan delivered a blunt assessment of deforestation in Southeast Asia.
Speech
- 5 May 2014
Indonesian president calls on successor to continue moratorium on forest concessions
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made the remarks opening the 2014 Forests Asia Summit.
Analysis
- 24 Apr 2014
Research will be key to unlocking Indonesia haze crisis
A workshop in Jakarta highlighted the need for more answers.
Event Coverage
- 25 Feb 2014
Stakeholders in Jakarta map out long-term solutions to haze crisis
“Governance,” said one participant, “is the main problem behind everything.”
News
- 16 Jan 2014
Three-way collaboration key to fire control in the Amazon — study
Farmers, local government officials and scientists must work together to ensure that fires do not burn out of control and damage forests
Video
- 10 Jan 2014
Forging fire resilience on Amazon forest fringes in Peru
Understanding how climate, land-cover changes and social processes influence the occurrence and spread of fire in the Amazon
News
- 7 Jan 2014
Climate prediction tools show role of oceans in Amazon drought
Measuring sea surface temperatures could provide important information for farmers and officials in the Amazon
Event Coverage
- 5 Dec 2013
Credible data key to Indonesia’s efforts to solve forest fire, emissions challenges — expert
On peatlands, one single fire can produce five to six times more carbon emissions than clearing the same land area by other means.
Feature
- 6 Nov 2013
Between the Amazon and the Atlantic: Brazil’s threatened savannas
By 2008, almost half the Cerrado’s original vegetation had been lost to agricultural expansion.
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