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News
- 20 Sep 2012
Locals need land titles before development funds can ease rural poverty in Vietnam
In Vietnam, ecosystem payments are often unevenly distributed, resulting in the dominance of the local elite.
Event Coverage
- 11 Sep 2012
Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests?
Moving outside of conventional forestry ideas to ideas on managing forests for ecosystem services and for food.
Event Coverage
- 27 Aug 2012
Development and conservation in the Amazon: which way forward?
Aligning environmental and development policy objectives in the Amazon.
Interview
- 15 Aug 2012
Experience spanning continents: Phosiso Sola joins CIFOR to lead programs in east and southern Africa
From tea production to fending off lions, and everything in between.
14 Aug 2012
REDD+ opens up new opportunities for forest product management in the Amazon
Support for multiple-use forestry projects may lead to an increase in the value of Brazil nut forests.
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."
Video
- 3 Aug 2012
Commericalization of nuts, mushrooms could hurt health of forest dwellers
Quirks of the market mean forest communities trade wild foods for little more than processed sugars.
Analysis
- 30 Jul 2012
Private sector “must tap into expanding sustainable markets” to protect Amazon: CIFOR expert
The private sector has the potential to play an important role shaping the development pathways in the Amazon region.
News
- 27 Jul 2012
Boosting Indonesia’s wetlands science is key to tackling climate change
Wetlands contain more carbon than any other forest, and they're under threat.
News
- 26 Jul 2012
Palm oil development in Cameroon: An urgent need for a national strategy
If properly managed, oil palm expansion in Cameroon could reduce poverty and lead to strong economic development.
Feature
- 20 Jul 2012
Social assets and social hazards shape adaptive capacity in Setulang
Adaptation planning should take into account both the social assets and the social hazards that enhance or hinder adaptive capacity.
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