More attention needed to maximize benefits of urban forests 3 October 2011, Rome – Focused policies and investments aimed at…
Press releases
2011
Indonesia’s leader says he will dedicate final years of his presidency to protect rainforest
For immediate release JAKARTA, Indonesia (September 27, 2011) _ Indonesia’s President on Tuesday vowed to dedicate the last three years…
President Yudhoyono invited to give keynote address at major conference on future of Indonesia’s Forests and Climate Change
MEDIA ADVISORY Bogor (INDONESIA) 19 September 2011 _ Hundreds of climate change and forestry experts will meet in Jakarta next…
Better landscape management needed to prevent forest fires
Countries need to pay more attention to fire management on lands bordering forests in order to prevent the 95 percent of wildfires that originate from human activities in forests and adjacent areas, an international partnership for forests warned today.
Experts Say Famine in Horn of Africa Exacerbated by Decades of Deforestation that Has Turned Productive Lands into Desert
Researchers insist evidence abounds in Africa that restoring forests and planting trees on farms can greatly improve food security NAIROBI,…
Deforestation much higher in protected areas than forests run by local communities
BOGOR, Indonesia _ Tropical forests designated as strictly protected areas have annual deforestation rates much higher than those managed by local communities – reinforcing a challenge to a long-held belief that the best way to conserve forests is to lock them away in protected areas, according to a new study.
Robert Nasi appointed director of new CGIAR consortium research programme
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 August 2011) – Dr Robert Nasi, Director for the Forests and Environment Programme at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), has been selected to be head of a new CGIAR consortium research programme, Forests, Trees and Agroforestry: Livelihoods, Landscapes and Governance.
Robert Nasi appointed director of new CGIAR consortium research programme
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 August 2011) – Dr Robert Nasi, Director for the Forests and Environment Programme at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), has been selected to be head of a new CGIAR consortium research programme, Forests, Trees and Agroforestry: Livelihoods, Landscapes and Governance.
Including indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge in forest management key to REDD+ success
The full and effective engagement of indigenous peoples and the incorporation of traditional forest knowledge in forest management strategies are crucial for REDD+ success in curbing climate change, say experts ahead of the
International institutions call for increased investments for the arid zone forests
Over twenty-seven international, regional and sub-regional institutions and over 100 participants from around the world gathered in Dakar today for the observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification.