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News
- 6 Jan 2015
Calculating economic value of forests often overlooks biodiversity, study finds
How should we value pristine forests far from large human populations?
Video Q&A
- 25 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: Making sense of a crisis as Ebola flares in Africa
CIFOR sorts facts from fiction among the panic and punditry.
Feature
- 22 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: Global study of forests, poverty shakes up the terrain
New research from Poverty and Environment Network surprises the experts.
Event Coverage
- 17 Dec 2014
Land tenure in forests a matter of food security, experts contend
Research in Africa indicates the benefits of tree cover for local communities' nutrition.
Event Coverage
- 8 Dec 2014
Unilever CEO: Deforestation is the most urgent climate challenge
Global business leaders recognize that the cost of inaction on climate change is "rapidly becoming greater than the cost of action”.
News
- 19 Nov 2014
Eat the beetles? Rural people losing their taste for a crucial food source
Forest communities shift to western sources of protein - but at what cost?
News
- 11 Nov 2014
Food and forests: Bolivia’s balancing act
New research indicates the two goals are on a collision course.
News
- 11 Nov 2014
Food and forests: Bolivia’s balancing act
Analysis
- 21 Oct 2014
‘Let them eat cake’: A dangerous approach to bushmeat and Ebola
Nobody called for the end of chicken consumption after H5N1. Why is Ebola different?
Feature
- 12 Sep 2014
Gardens in the sky: The advantages of agroforestry in Bangladesh
What if the same land could grow more food, and at the same time create something that at least vaguely resembles a forest?
DG’s Column
- 3 Sep 2014
Ebola and forestry — an urgent scientific challenge
As the media frenzy mounts, major questions remain unanswered.
Interview
- 2 Sep 2014
Ebola and bushmeat in Africa: Q&A with leading researcher
"It's not about rhinoceros horns; it's not about ivory. It's about people killing animals to eat them."
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