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23 May 2011
Trees and Landscape Restoration Can Help Deliver a ‘Triple Win’
Nairobi/Washington DC – Against a backdrop of volatile food prices and increasing climate variability, more and more people are paying attention to the relationship between a healthy environment and resilient farmland. From...
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20 May 2011
Ban on new forest concessions in Indonesia is good news for climate change, but many challenges remain
BOGOR, Indonesia (May 20, 2011) Indonesia today took a step toward cutting its carbon emissions by issuing a presidential decree banning new concessions in primary forests and on peatlands, but more stringent measures may be needed...
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14 May 2011
Forests are a path to sustainable development
13 May 2011, New York – As discussions draw to a close at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in UN Headquarters this week, members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), an international mechanism...
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22 April 2011
Global forestry institutions call for more community-based forest management
The leading international organizations working to protect and manage the world’s forests are calling for governments across the globe to increase communities’ role in forest management. Doing so could contribute to lifting...
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07 April 2011
Low fertilizer use drives deforestation in West Africa, imperils REDD implementation says new study
Researchers call for greater focus on 'fertilizers for forest' mitigation in West Africa to improve food security, protect biodiversity and reduce emissions from deforestation
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06 April 2011
World Health Day 2011: Forests provide untapped resources for human health
Vienna/Vantaa - "It is not commonly understood how much - even in our hypermodern urban age human health and well-being are influenced by forests and trees"
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05 April 2011
New research finds mangroves key to climate change
BOGOR, Indonesia (April 5, 2011) _ New research shows that mangroves store exceptionally more carbon than most tropical forests, but they are being destroyed from coastlines at a rapid rate causing significant...
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