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- 11 Mar 2015
Mind the ‘stick’: How ‘carrots’ can make conservation fairer in Brazil’s Amazon
With deforestation rates rising again, a new approach is needed for government policy.
News
- 3 Mar 2015
‘Boom’ and gloom: Forest-based wildlife feel brunt of Asia’s appetite for meat, medicine
Bushmeat is big business thanks to growing middle class in China, but is it sustainable?
News
- 23 Feb 2015
EU plan to curb illegal logging: Think big by thinking small?
Policymakers urged to work with local farmers, or risk turning them into 'outlaws'.
News
- 9 Feb 2015
In DR Congo, simple rules could reduce the large impact of small-scale loggers
Almost every timber supplier in the capital city is logging without a permit.
Analysis
- 3 Feb 2015
Once ‘invisible,’ Africa’s domestic loggers come into the light
The European Union is driving greater emphasis on Africa's artisanal sector.
News
- 2 Feb 2015
Cheap drones could revolutionize forest monitoring, but turbulence ahead
“A particular issue is with the narco-gangs who certainly will not like these things flying over them.”
Interview
- 13 Jan 2015
Ambitious study maps species’ vulnerability to overhunting across Central Africa
For these researchers, Ebola is not the biggest long-term threat to the region.
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.
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
- 23 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: In Peru, isn’t it good (illegal) wood
A collection of stories about the Peruvian smallholder timber trade, from forest to market.
Feature
- 23 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: In Peru, isn’t it good (illegal) wood
News
- 13 Oct 2014
Carrots or sticks? Balancing cost-effectiveness, equity in Brazil’s deforestation policy
Punishing those responsible for deforestation is effective, but may cost locals dearly.
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