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4 Nov 2013
The invisible workforce: gender myth-busting in Ecuador
It's thought that timber harvesting and forest use in general is an exclusively male activity, but new research shows gender roles are changing in Ecuador's...
4 Nov 2013
Who buys, who sells, how much? Mapping Ecuador’s timber markets
A team of scientists have produced an extensive report on the state of Ecuador’s domestic timber market, the strategies used by communities to manage...
Video
- 4 Nov 2013
SPECIAL REPORT: How a remote Amazonian state is leading the way in climate change policy
Lessons learned in Acre could be critical for the development of Brazil's national REDD+ framework.
4 Nov 2013
Right of return: Sharing research results with communities
Scientists often present their research at conferences, to other scientists, to policy-makers or the media. But in remote villages in the Ecuadorian Amazon,...
Feature
- 19 Oct 2013
Postcards from the field: Building trust in Ecuador
Researchers live in homes, share meals and everyday life, while researching domestic timber markets.
Feature
- 19 Oct 2013
Postcards from the field: Building trust in Ecuador
Photo Essay
- 6 Jun 2013
From the Amazon to the world: A story of Brazil nuts
Every Brazil nut you have ever eaten was gathered from the Amazon rainforest.
21 Nov 2012
Postcards from the Field: Lukolela Lullaby
LUKOLELA, Democratic Republic of the Congo (14 November, 2012)_The Lukolela Police Commander’s rusting Kalashnikov is digging into my thigh as we lunge...
21 Nov 2012
Postcards from the Field: Lukolela Lullaby
21 Nov 2012
Forest communities in Cameroon cannot adapt to climate change alone
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (14 November, 2012)_New research shows rural communities in Cameroon rely heavily on forests for everything from their nutritional and...
20 Nov 2012
Counting carbon: Measuring carbon stocks in logging concessions in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (14 November, 2012)_Scientists in Cameroon are hoping to bolster scientific evidence that shows sustainable timber production in forests...
20 Nov 2012
Postcards from the field: On the Congo River
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (14 November, 2012)_500 km in four days: CIFOR researcher Felicien Kengoum shares the highs and lows of doing research...
20 Nov 2012
Postcards from the field: On the Congo River
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