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- 4 Oct 2012
Second generation of biofuels could give forests a break
Scientists suggest second generation biofuels are often both better for the environment and more fuel efficient than their earlier cousins.
News
- 1 Oct 2012
Can REDD+ protect the trees that nourish nut harvesters in Peru’s Amazon rainforest?
Concerns that Brazil nut harvesters won't see direct benefits themselves from the carbon storage scheme.
Analysis
- 13 Sep 2012
Going once, going twice….. The great green land grab
Market-based solutions are perceived as the overriding panacea to the world’s environmental problems. Are they?
News
- 6 Aug 2012
Soybeans and forests in Brazil’s Arc of Deforestation: A temporary truce?
Researchers highlight possibility of maintaining reduced deforestation amid Brazil’s booming agricultural economy.
News
- 2 Aug 2012
Soybeans and forests in Brazil’s Arc of Deforestation: A temporary truce?
Researchers highlight possibility of maintaining reductions in deforestation amid Brazil’s booming agricultural economy.
News
- 6 Jun 2012
Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
Can biofuel production manage conservation and development trade-offs?
22 Mar 2012
Paving the Amazon: Study helps predict potential deforestation rates along major highways
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 March, 2012)_ CIFOR scientists are helping to estimate the extent of deforestation that accompanies road paving in the Amazon -- even...
News
- 1 Mar 2012
Bacteria may help oil palm decrease GHG emissions and improve carbon storage
"Microbes in the soil play a critical role in the breakdown of nitrogen from the fertilizers used to grow the plant."
Event Coverage
- 27 Feb 2012
US biofuel policy excludes Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil amid industry protests
The US Environmental Protection Agency announces significant barrier to palm oil for biofuel.
News
- 17 Feb 2012
Traditional livelihoods decline in Borneo forests as communities rely on mining, logging jobs
Research suggests locals should have greater say in development efforts.
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