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15 December 2011
Rio+20 conference should capitalize on the values that forests offer to sustainable development
As preparations for Rio+20 continue at the 2nd Inter-sessional Meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in UN Headquarters and the International Year of Forests draws to a close, members of the Collaborative...
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05 December 2011
Experts: New wave of deforestation threatens Africa’s climate resilience
DURBAN (4 December 2011) — A new wave of deforestation is sweeping across Africa decimating wildlife and threatening the resilience of its ecosystems to withstand the effects of climate change — especially in the area food...
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04 December 2011
Ambitious 10-Year global research program aims to protect forest-carbon stocks, reduce risks for millions of farmers and forest communities
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA (4 December 2011)—With declining conditions in forests looming as a threat to climate health and the wellbeing of a billion impoverished people, the world’s largest consortium of agricultural researchers...
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30 November 2011
‘Carbon debt’ created by some biofuels must be considered in sustainability debate, new study shows
DURBAN, South Africa (30 November, 2011) _ Despite being heralded as a green alternative to fossil fuels, a new study by the Center for International Forestry Research has found that carbon emissions generated from land conversion...
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29 November 2011
Frances Seymour to step down as leader of CIFOR in 2012
BOGOR, Indonesia (29 November, 2011) _ Frances Seymour, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), announced that she will leave the organization next June after leading it during six years of...
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25 November 2011
Follow CIFOR’s blog for latest on REDD+ and other forest issues from UN climate talks in Durban
The Center for International Research (CIFOR) will have a team of experienced writers covering issues related to forests and REDD+ at the UN climate change talks in Durban next week. Media worldwide are welcome to use these stories,...
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22 November 2011
World’s top climate change & REDD+ experts to attend Forest Day in Durban
*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** World's top climate change & REDD+ experts to attend Forest Day in Durban Journalists are urged to register by emailing cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org More than 1,000 forestry experts, activists,...
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