Riches of the forest: For health, life and spirit in Africa

Africa is a diverse continent, rich in human and natural resources. It is also a continent facing major development challenges: with the highest proportion of poor people compared to any other continent, civil conflict, poor governance, slow

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Non-Wood Forest Product Research in Central Africa

Non-wood forest products (NWFP) are gaining increased attention as a supplement to small farmer livelihoods, a possible alternative or complementary forest use to timber extraction, and a source of medicinal, beauty and alimentary alternativ

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The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Cameroon-Nigeria Transboundary Surveys Project

The Gulf of Guinea forests, particularly the area between the Niger and Sanaga Rivers, is a biodiversity hot spot of global importance exhibiting high levels of biological diversity and endemism in many taxonomic groups (see Oates et al., 20

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Revitalizing the United Nations Forum on Forests

In collaboration with the Government of Germany and with the support of other governments and international organizations, the Government of Indonesia organized and hosted a Countryled Initiative (CLI) in Bali, Indonesia from 13-16 February 20

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Managing Forest Resources in a Decentralized Environment: Lessons Learnt from the Malinau Research Forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

The devolution of forest management from central to provincial and district governments has been a dominant feature in national forestry sectors around the world in recent years. In Indonesia, decentralization was implemented abruptly as par

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