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International Day of Forests 2016: Role of the private sector in forestry and...
To mark the Day’s fourth anniversary, Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Tony Simons, Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre...
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Marco Albani: TFA 2020 and the transformation of supply chains
Director of the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, Marco Albani, speaks on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case, held on 6 June 2016 in London. x Today there’s about $500...
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GCP’s Sarah Lake: ‘Landscapes means addressing things beyond a singular...
Sarah Lake is the Head of the Drivers of Deforestation Program at the Global Canopy Programme (GCP). She spoke to CIFOR on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes Forum about the link between supply...
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Improving sustainable cattle production in the Brazilian Amazon
Brazil - The successful Brazilian experience in slowing down deforestation in the Amazon has captured a lot of attention in the global arena, but serious concerns linger about its possible resurgence....
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International Day of Forests 2016: Role of the private sector in forestry and...
To mark the Day’s fourth anniversary, Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Tony Simons, Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre...
View ArticleMarco Albani: TFA 2020 and the transformation of supply chains
Director of the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, Marco Albani, speaks on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case, held on 6 June 2016 in London. Today there’s about $500 billion...
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GCP’s Sarah Lake: ‘Landscapes means addressing things beyond a singular...
Sarah Lake is the Head of the Drivers of Deforestation Program at the Global Canopy Programme (GCP). She spoke to CIFOR on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes Forum about the link between supply...
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Improving sustainable cattle production in the Brazilian Amazon
Brazil - The successful Brazilian experience in slowing down deforestation in the Amazon has captured a lot of attention in the global arena, but serious concerns linger about its possible resurgence....
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Financing farmers: Can funds for oil palm help save our forests?
Indonesia - Palm oil: people love it, hate it or maybe just use it without even knowing. The controversial vegetable oil is found in thousands of consumer products from soap to lipstick, frozen pizza,...
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New map helps track palm-oil supply chains in Borneo
In 2013, a number of major palm-oil buyers, traders and producers promised to stop clearing natural forests. The global multi-billion-dollar business of palm oil is among the world’s most controversial...
View ArticleAre ‘No deforestation’ commitments working?
In 2014, many of the world’s major companies buying, trading or producing palm oil and pulp and paper made a joint commitment to stop clearing natural forests by 2020. As the deadline draws near, how...
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Films spur dialogue on inclusive agriculture in Tanzania
Tanzania - Poorly governed, large-scale land acquisitions are a concern across sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania’s answer to land-grabbing is a plan for sustainable, socially-inclusive agricultural growth,...
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Women producing charcoal in Zambia
Zambia - In an earlier piece on Forest News, 27-year-old Mabvuto Zulu shared her experiences producing charcoal in Zuwalinyenga village in eastern Zambia. Recent findings from the Center for...
View ArticleOil palm landscapes: Playing for keeps
This article is the first in a four-part series on a global study on Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes. A group of farmers from rural Kutai Kartanegara district in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan...
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In a Central Java town, local wood enterprises carve a niche in the global...
Indonesia - Sitting in Mbak Njum’s tiny office in the coastal Central Java town of Jepara, talk was of exports, trends in furniture styles, cargo containers and logistics. “Business used to be much...
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Oil palm landscapes: Playing the long game with palm oil
Cameroon - This article is the third in a four-part series on a global study on Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes. It might come as a surprise to see suited Cameroonian government officials poring over...
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Oil palm landscapes: Sketching out sustainable futures
Colombia - This article is the fourth in a four-part series on a global study on Oil Palm Adaptive Landscapes. In Colombia, a diverse group of people are coming together to explore and plan land use...
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Turning down the heat in Indonesia’s oil palm industry
Indonesia - In Indonesia, palm oil is a hot industry in more ways than one. In 2015 alone, it contributed USD 20.75 billion to the country’s export revenue. Oil palm plantations cover more than 14...
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Are deforestation-free commodities too good to be true?
Oil palm, cattle, timber and soy have all received global attention in recent years for their outsized ‘forest footprints’ – the risks that their demand and cultivation pose for tropical forests around...
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To survive in climate change, look past targets and focus on the long game
United States - Under the theme “Building the Investment Case for Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration,” the 2018 Global Landscapes Forum Investment Case Symposium took place at the World Bank in...
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