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Not ready for REDD?

Practicalities of trading carbon and protecting forests make meeting high expectations for REDD hard, say Esteve Corbera and Manuel Estrada.

21 October 2009 | EN

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Getting REDD right for Africa

To get the best for and from Africa, REDD negotiators must hear African viewpoints, says head of the African Forest Forum, Godwin Kowero.

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR

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What are the real costs of reducing forest emissions?

Without knowing REDD's true costs we can't analyse the benefits, says the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins' Peter A. Minang.

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Africa needs agroforestry to cut forest emissions

Growing trees among crops could sustain both environments and livelihoods in Africa, say F.K. Akinnifesi, B. Muys and O.C. Ajayi.

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR

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Climate deals should reward wider forest management

South Asian countries must be rewarded for afforestation, reforestation and carbon stock growth, say N. H. Ravindranath and Shamama Afreen.

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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GM tree research blocked by impossible recommendations

Essential field trials of GM trees are being hindered by anti-GM activists working through the Convention on Biological Diversity, say Steven H. Strauss and colleagues.

Source: Nature Biotechnology

18 June 2009 | EN

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We must protect our forests

Safeguarding and replanting forests are key to reducing flooding and protecting wood supplies, says Lester R. Brown.

Source: Business Daily Africa

24 April 2009 | EN

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Waving the REDD flag

Forests are valuable assets, and reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) should be prioritised, says Virgilio M. Viana.

Source: IIED

16 April 2009 | EN | 中文

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Training tree fellers helps cut carbon emissions

Training tree fellers in forest management can cut tree damage and carbon emissions from degradation, argue Francis E. Putz and colleagues.

Source: PLoS Biology

22 July 2008 | EN

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Europe must admit Africa to carbon trading club

The time is right for Europe to change its carbon trading rules, giving Africa access to the market, writes Louis V. Verchot.

7 December 2007 | EN

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Biofuel revolution threatens food security for the poor

Strong international policies are needed to stop the biofuel revolution threatening food security for the poor, says Siwa Msangi.

6 December 2007 | EN | ES

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Biofuels: benefits and risks for developing countries

Biofuels offer huge potential, but pose challenges best countered with strong and coherent development policies, says S. Arungu-Olende.

5 December 2007 | EN | ES | 中文

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'Buy palm oil plantations, save biodiversity'

Environmental groups should buy palm oil plantations to fund biodiversity-saving nature reserves, say Lian Pin Koh and David S. Wilcove.

Source: Nature

31 August 2007 | EN | 中文

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How is climate change shifting Africa's malaria map?

Collecting comprehensive national and regional data could thwart the spread of malaria in Africa as conditions warm, argues Suad Sulaiman.

1 August 2007 | EN

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Farming fragmenting Amazonian research

Research sites on fragments of the Amazon rainforest are in danger of being fragmented themselves, say William Laurance and Regina Luizão.

Source: Nature

30 July 2007 | EN

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Does biodiversity have a price?

Biodiversity is a complex issue, says Camilla Toulmin, and the G8 report on its economic value faces many challenges.

Source: IIED

8 June 2007 | EN | 中文

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Freer markets needed for biofuels

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stands up for biofuels' role in sustainable development.

Source: Guardian Unlimited

7 June 2007 | EN

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China bioenergy strategy ignoring the poor?

China is increasing its use of bioenergy. But the government is overlooking smaller projects that could benefit poor rural communities, says Lin Gan.

Source: China Dialogue

25 May 2007 | EN | 中文

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Protect grasslands to stop sandstorms in eastern China

Better grassland protection and more targeted funding in rural China are needed to reduce the risk of sandstorms, argues Jiang Gaoming.

Source: China Dialogue

2 May 2007 | EN | 中文

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South-East Asia: stop the burning

South-East Asia must act quickly to stop farmers burning their land, say David J. Lohman, David Bickford and Navjot S. Sodhi.

Source: Science

23 April 2007 | EN