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Rio + 20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

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Background The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th an

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Forests and food security

Although long considered mutually exclusive, biodiversity conservation and food security are two sides of the same coin. Although ecologists and conservation biologists focus primarily on biodiversity conservation in non-agricultural lands it

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Are forests and biodiversity playing a vital role in food security and climate change adaptation?

BOGOR, Indonesia (21 November, 2011): Cat Ba Island in Vietnam is well known for its tourist attractions. The steep slopes of island itself remain densely forested, having escaped the large scale chemical defoliation that affected much of the

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Killed for keratin? The unnecessary extinction of the rhinoceros

BOGOR, Indonesia (16 November, 2011)_In recent weeks, the newswires have been abuzz with reports of the extinction of two sub-species of rhinoceros. In late October, the reported death of the last Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamit

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Scientists Say Forests Are Key to Preventing Food Insecurity

Scientific research shows that forests are a crucial defense against poverty. A new study says planting trees is critical in preventing famines like the one currently devastating parts of the Horn of Africa. The report was released by the Ce

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