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News
- 17 Dec 2012
For indigenous people in Latin America, land rights are only half the battle
The need to tip the power balance through the empowerment of local actors.
Interview
- 6 Nov 2012
Indonesia lauded for laying REDD groundwork: Next step, true forestry management reform
Can REDD+ provide a platform for the recognition of the rights of local communities living in forests?
Event Coverage
- 18 Oct 2012
Global forest expert panel presents key findings on link between biodiversity and carbon
Policy makers and scientific community need to work to connect the dots in REDD+.
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.
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?
Analysis
- 13 Sep 2012
Going once, going twice….. The great green land grab
Event Coverage
- 27 Aug 2012
Development and conservation in the Amazon: which way forward?
Aligning environmental and development policy objectives in the Amazon.
News
- 20 Aug 2012
Why rural women in Uganda should be empowered to take the lead in forestry
"Unless we actually are having an effect on the ground, we are not doing anything."
Event Coverage
- 13 Aug 2012
Massive plans for oil and road development may threaten Peruvian Amazon
New infrastructure could put pressure on national parks and indigenous groups, some who have chosen to cut themselves off from civilization.
News
- 10 Aug 2012
REDD+ within reach in rural Brazil
Land reform settlements represent a critical starting point for REDD+ in Brazil.
News
- 10 Aug 2012
REDD+ within reach in rural Brazil
News
- 9 Aug 2012
Shared management rights not so equal: Forest communities still tied up in state red tape
Regulatory burdens associated with co-management arrangements continue to fall on local communities.
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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