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DG’s Column
- 23 Mar 2018
To protect the world’s forests, we must start with its cities
Out with the old. As urban centers grow, a new approach is needed to care for landscapes
News
- 11 Apr 2014
Weather patterns, urbanization add to pressures on Zambia’s forests
Agricultural hardships turn local people toward unsustainable charcoal production in search of income.
News
- 18 Feb 2014
Expert urges new strategy for study of rural-urban migration
Changing rural livelihoods distort data, resulting in numerous implications for forests and forest policies
News
- 7 Aug 2013
Amazon urban migration may not improve livelihoods, environment – report
Rural migrants leave in search for education opportunities, yet incomes stay low.
News
- 8 Feb 2013
Researchers warn of more wild fires as Peruvians migrate to the big city
Extensive clearing and fewer people have made the western Amazon more vulnerable to blazes.
Event Coverage
- 30 Nov 2012
Brave new world: the global trends changing the future of deforestation
The next 20 years are not going to be like the last 20 years... greater pressures from the international trade of commodities expected.
10 Sep 2012
Just add trees: How greening concrete jungles will help us adapt to a warming world
JEJU, South Korea (10 September, 2012)_People crowd together under umbrellas at Ogbette market in the Nigerian city of Enugu in an attempt to hide from...
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