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In Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province, the peat areas are burning and emitting a toxic smoke causing untold damage to the environment, wildlife and human health. Most of the fires in Central Kalimantan are blazing in former peatland forests, which have been drained, cleared and burned for oil palm and agriculture, large and small. The dried-out […]

Originally published  by The Nature Conservancy A first-of-its-kind global development risk assessment identifies the most at-risk regions worldwide for habitat conversion. With the world population predicted to approach nine billion by 2050, global demand for energy, food, minerals and other resources is skyrocketing. The development required to meet these demands is likely to have significant […]

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 […]

The Think Forests video competition organized by CIFOR has announced its winners: 1st Prize: In ‘Our Land’, Amin Panji Wijaya and team show us how forests secure our lives and that it’s not too late to repay them. Our land ‘Farming is our way to interact with God, people and nature’ By: Amin Panji Wijaya, […]

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 […]