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By Hans Friederich, Director General, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR). Bamboo can be a powerful ally for land restoration. This strategic resource thrives on problem soils and steep slopes, helps to conserve soil and water, and improves land quality. Its potential is significant – if its benefits are recognized by decision makers and […]

Originally published on CIFOR’s Forests News. By Suzanna Anderson. The fires raging across Indonesia, and the hazardous smoke they create, are causing even greater damage to the environment, wildlife and communities than first imagined. While much of the recent focus has been on Sumatra—and the spillover into Singapore and Malaysia—the province of Central Kalimantan, on […]

By Prof Ian Scoones, ESRC STEPS Centre 2015 could be a crucial moment for tackling climate change, with the Conference of the Parties meeting in December 2015 following hard on the heels of the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals. What to do about carbon, forests, and forest management are crucial questions in reaching global agreements. […]

This article links to a session at the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum (5-6, December in Paris): Climate Smart Agriculture for healthy landscapes and livelihoods. By the AIRCA communications team. Contact: mdieling@airca.org. The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 in New York. They replace the Millennium Development […]

By Frank Hajek, Executive Director of Nature Services Peru We heard the chain saws first: a buzz from a bee on amphetamines, interspersed by the crash of falling giants, then the toiling drone of the bulldozers. We were approaching the advancing edge of the Shintuya-Boca Manu-Colorado road. Our Matsigenka guide, Feliciano, from Pankotsi Lodge in […]

Originally posted on CIFOR’s Forests News. The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted last month by the UN General Assembly, include goals on ending hunger, promoting good nutrition and health, and making agriculture sustainable. The important contribution of forests in achieving these goals is becoming increasingly evident—and increasingly discussed, as food, land-use and nutrition experts work together […]