CIFOR

By Barbara Fraser, originally published at Forests News Forests are an important link in the food chain, especially for women and children and others at high risk of hunger and malnutrition, early results from ongoing research shows. But land rights are a crucial enabling factor in the food security of forest people, experts say. “Forests and trees […]

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By Barbara Fraser, originally published at Forests News Conservation and restoration of the world’s coastal wetlands and mangroves—threatened by excavation and drainage for shrimp farms and development—can buffer the effects of climate change, protect livelihoods and avoid the emission of thousands of tons of greenhouse gases every year. But those benefits will wash away with […]

Por Kate Evans, publicado originalmente en Los bosques en las noticias de CIFOR Una iniciativa para restaurar los bosques y hacer uso de las tierras degradadas en toda América Latina y el Caribe fue lanzada en el Foro Global sobre Paisajes, Perú, en diciembre 2014. Siete países de América Latina se comprometieron a trabajar con organizaciones […]

By Kate Evans, originally published at Forests News The design of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should use the principles of landscape approaches, said experts on a panel at the Global Landscapes Forum, on the sidelines of the UN climate change meeting in Lima. “We need to demonstrate the relevance of the landscape approach, […]

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