May 18, 2012
- BOGOR, Indonesia (18.05.12)_Indonesia should continue to improve forest governance in the second year of its moratorium on new forestry concessions if the ban is to have a significant impact, said senior CIFOR scientist Daniel Murdiyarso. This week marks the halfway point of the two-year moratorium on new logging permits for primary forest and peatlands, which [...]
May 17, 2012
- When mortgages in Nevada went sour in 2008, no one expected it to set off a financial downward spiral that would affect industries as far away as Jepara, Central Java. In a recent economic analysis, CIFOR scientists detail just how every level of this export-furniture-making capital adjusted. One of the authors, Herry Purnomo, is head [...]
May 15, 2012
- BONN, Germany (16 May 2012)__ Discussions on how mitigation and adaptation funds will be raised and used in the second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol from 2013-2020 will be key during the climate change talks in Bonn to ensure that REDD+ can move forward. Forest-rich nations cannot wait much longer without progress in financing, [...]
April 27, 2012
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April 5, 2012
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April 3, 2012
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Mango trees could help solve food security issues in Bangladesh. Photo courtesy of cplbasilisk/flickr.
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March 30, 2012
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March 28, 2012
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March 19, 2012
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