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News
- 19 Feb 2013
Big beetles, big benefits: Trading some of the largest insects on Earth
Researchers highlight the importance of integrating beetles and other insects into conservation and poverty reduction strategies.
News
- 15 Feb 2013
Understanding the role of forest income in rural livelihoods: Insights from China
Economic inequality in Tianlin is clearly linked to the unequal allocation of forest and crop land.
News
- 4 Feb 2013
Understanding the role of forest income in rural livelihoods and poverty alleviation: New insights from China
Economic inequality in Tianlin is clearly linked to the unequal allocation of forest and crop land.
Analysis
- 25 Jan 2013
Potential of bamboo to alleviate poverty in rural China remains untapped: Expert
Rural Chinese farmers enthusiastically embrace bamboo as a profitable cash crop.
News
- 19 Dec 2012
Globalisation, logging concessions, conservation organisations and local people
Are conservation organizations keeping people in poverty?
Video
- 27 Nov 2012
Indonesia and REDD+: Moving beyond carbon to sustainable development
REDD+ proponents hope to shift the focus towards improving forest governance, poverty alleviation and law enforcement.
DG’s Column
- 11 Oct 2012
Scaling up sustainability: time for forestry to come out of the forest
Scientists and policy makers need to see the wider benefits that forestry can bring to sustainable development.
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.
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.
News
- 10 Sep 2012
Are conservation projects succeeding in the Lower Mekong Basin?
It is still difficult to know whether conservation projects are making an impact – either on conservation or on development.
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."
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