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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."
Event Coverage
- 26 Jun 2012
Forests fare poorly in outcomes of Rio+20, say CIFOR scientists
CIFOR scientists analyze forest content in Rio+20 outcome document.
Event Coverage
- 26 Jun 2012
Communities are not companies: New approach needed for community managed forests
Research from Brazil illustrates the disconnect between policy and reality.
News
- 4 Jun 2012
Bangladesh forests disappearing at “alarming rate”, says expert
Inter-ministerial collaboration required to support sustainable forest management.
Feature
- 30 May 2012
CIFOR Director General reflects on 25 years of change in Indonesia’s forests
Indonesia stands poised to become a “forest superpower,” according to Frances Seymour.
Analysis
- 28 May 2012
Logging in tropical forests: not all is lost
Fresh evidence that selective logging can be a part of sustainable forest management.
Analysis
- 28 May 2012
Logging in tropical forests: not all is lost
Video
- 25 May 2012
One of Indonesia’s top REDD+ experts discusses logging moratorium progress
Indonesia should continue to improve forest governance if the logging moratorium is to have a significant impact.
News
- 24 May 2012
Rio+20 Dialogues: forest peoples’ rights, how can they be recognised and secured?
Calls for civil society to engage in discussion on tenure and land rights.
News
- 24 May 2012
In Peruvian Amazon, timber extraction in Brazil nut forests set to rise unless better regulated
Illegal logging increased after changes to Peruvian law were implemented.
Feature
- 22 May 2012
New environment award recognises peace prize winner Wangari Maathai
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai is a champion for linking the environment and human rights.
2 May 2012
Climate change only viewed as small threat in tropical countries, says survey
Results from a new CIFOR study suggest that forest managers and policymakers do not perceive climate change as a major threat to production forests in...
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