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In the management of forests, gender matters

BOGOR, Indonesia (23 July, 2011)_At the recent Poverty and Environment Network (PEN) Conference in London, “Counting on the Environment”, some interesting results related to the gender differentiation of roles related to rural live

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How “effective” are protected areas in conserving biodiversity?

BOGOR, Indonesia (25 August, 2011)_Traditional means of conservation have entailed the annexation of land where human activities are strictly controlled or curtailed: so-called “fortress conservation”. There remain today strong adv

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New research agenda for Africa’s dry forests defined at Durban

DURBAN, South Africa (3 December, 2011)_The dry forest and woodlands of Africa cover 54% of the continent and support some 64% of its population through the provision of a wide range of environmental goods and services. These multifunctional a

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Land sharing or land sparing? Reconciling agriculture and biodiversity conservation

BOGOR, Indonesia (26 March, 2012)_The global human population is estimated to grow to 9 billion by 2050. Not only will there be more mouths to feed, but increasingly wealthy societies will demand a more protein-rich diet, which will require co

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Are we ready for a ‘new agriculture’ that won’t cost us the Earth?

BOGOR, Indonesia (10 April 2012)_Our current food production model clears biodiverse forest ecosystems for agriculture, simplifying our diet so much that 98 percent of the world’s food is supplied from just 12 plant crops and 14 animal s

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