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By Dr. Hans Friederich, Director General of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR). Bamboo and rattan bring a wealth of practical options, but countries are not tapping into the many economic-environmental benefits of these strategic forest resources. A new global initiative will address this, providing a knowledge base of practical information, tools and […]

This article originally appeared on WRI’s blog. By Rachael Petersen, Nigel Sizer, Matt Hansen, Peter Potapov and David Thau. Co-authored with Matt Hansen and Peter Potapov, remote-sensing scientists at the University of Maryland, and David Thau, a senior developer advocate at Google Earth Engine. The world’s tropical forests are in trouble, confirm new satellite-based data […]

By Frank Hajek, Executive Director of Nature Services Peru In June I attended the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case meeting in London. Many good ideas were shared, networks strengthened and many new contacts for our company Nature Services Peru made. But overall, the meeting left me worried. Worried about the growing disconnect between financiers […]

Side event: Toward a roadmap for sustainable landscapes investments at scale — Inputs from forestry science The capital is ready. The project ideas are there. It’s time to scale up. Don’t miss out on this side event at FAO World Forestry Congress in Durban: On the 9th of September, from 12:45 until 14:15 in the 11CDE […]

Originally posted on CIFOR’s Forests News. By Tim Trench In Spanish the word for politics and policy is the same – ‘política’ – reminding us that policy is always political. Although in Spanish the adjective ‘pública’ can be added to distinguish the senses that English tries to maintain, it can serve us well to focus […]

By Ivo Mulder, REDD+ Economics Advisor, UNEP. A growing number of producers, traders and retailers have over the past few years made zero-deforestation pledges aiming to decouple production of palm oil, soy, beef and other commodities from deforestation impacts. The financial sector, however, has largely remained absent even though it is an important stakeholder as […]