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Biodiversity loss

Bedugul, Bali. Hundreds of scientists from around the world gathered on Monday in Bali, where Vice President Boediono opened the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Conference, the longest-running event of its kind in the world.

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Are you a hunter or gatherer? Understanding how men and women use the forest

LONDON, United Kingdom (11 July, 2011)_Men and women use different strategies to harvest forest products and this varies depending on where in the world they are located according to the recent findings of the global Poverty and Environment Ne

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Indonesia facing crisis over loss of species - scientists

(Reuters) - Indonesia, one of the world's richest nations in terms of species, is losing hugely valuable resources and services through the destruction of forests, coral reefs and watersheds, scientists said on Tuesday. The natural envi

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Don’t forget human rights in conservation

A new book released today calls for more emphasis to be placed on human rights when nature conservation policies are developed and implemented. Rights-based Approaches: Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation, a joint publication

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REDD+ and Biodiversity Conservation

Terry Sunderland breaks down the relationship between biodiversity and REDD while giving the history and evolution of REDD itself. He describes how REDD+ works, explaining the co benefits it can provide as well as the potential risks and chall

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