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Originally posted on CIFOR’s Forests News blog The forests of Riau were rich with sound when Andjar Rafiastanto first visited the central Sumatran province in 1998. The calls of black-furred gibbons echoed through the trees, along with the chatter of hornbills, Sumatran peacock pheasants and dozens of other bird species. But the widespread establishment of oil […]

Originally posted on CIFOR’s Forests News blog In a region where there is a still relatively high incidence of illiteracy, very localized languages and dialects and remote settlements, communicating information can be a challenge. And there’s an urgent need to transfer lifesaving information in the Congo Basin – about the effects and prevention of climate […]

One of the most innovative approaches within the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) is the development of a set of ‘sentinel landscapes’, i.e. a geographic area which is bound by a common issue. A new brochure features sentinel landscapes and other important elements of this research program that unites over 230 […]

Originally posted on CIFOR’s Forests News blog By Thomas Hubert The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the second-largest single block of forest in the world, and its forests make up two-thirds of the Congo Basin forest area. Researchers have often concluded that slash-and-burn agriculture and biomass production are two of the most […]

Originally posted on UN-REDD Blog Contribution of forests to Zambia’s economy higher than currently reflected in GDP: Forest economic valuation and accounting can strengthen national REDD+ processes You can’t manage what you don’t measure! While this certainly relates to establishing forest reference (emission) levels and national forest monitoring systems in order to measure periodic progress against a benchmark, one […]

  For sustainable landscapes, fostering green businesses with private sector investments was a key topic during this week’s two-day event Tropical Landscapes Summit 2015 in Jakarta. CIFOR scientists and communicators participated in the event and produced a video wrap (see above) and three blog posts for CIFOR’s Forests News Blog, summarizing key messages and observations. Check out the blogs by clicking below: Day […]