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Feature
- 4 Feb 2016
Mix up the diet with some wild meat
Bushmeat is an important source of protein for rural villages in the Colombian Amazon (plus, they say, it tastes great!)
Feature
- 9 Jan 2016
Hunters, gatherers and all those gender roles
In indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon, men and women differ in how they use forests and participate in projects.
Video Q&A
- 8 Dec 2015
Sharing the planet means sharing the problems
An indigenous activist calls for everyone to take responsibility for ‘protecting Mother Earth’.
Event Coverage
- 8 Dec 2015
‘Global village’ might not be such a cliché
Local practices with the commons offer lessons for collectively managing "global commons" such as oceans and the sky.
Interview
- 1 Dec 2015
Community rights to resources in Indonesia: A conversation
12.7 million ha of forestland for communities: It’s a big number but not a political number, panelist says.
News
- 14 Sep 2015
Promise and perils: Recognizing indigenous forest territories
"The fundamental point is not to over-romanticize or over-simplify a reality that’s out there," explains CIFOR scientist Anne Larson.
Analysis
- 20 Jul 2015
Can farmers be forest custodians in the Amazon?
Non-indigenous farmers are gradually being recognized in the Amazon.
Analysis
- 20 Jul 2015
Can farmers be forest custodians in the Amazon?
Analysis
- 15 Jul 2015
‘Forgotten guardians’: Local communities in natural resource management
Shame and social pressure may sometimes be more effective than formal systems.
News
- 23 Jun 2015
Cameroon: a case study of Chinese corporate social responsibility
Research shows the situation is "much more nuanced and complex" than often thought.
Analysis
- 29 May 2015
Countdown to Paris: 10 climate concerns related to forests and land use
Everything from human rights to the Green Climate Fund will be up for discussion.
News
- 1 Apr 2015
In Indonesia, local communities lose out as oil palm expands
Research in West Papua highlights stark reality for indigenous communities.
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