Center for International Forestry Research signs Memorandum of Understanding with Malinau Regency – East Kalimantan, Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia Reflecting the…
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ASEAN Regional Haze Action Plan
The Center for International Forestry Research in Bogor (CIFOR) welcomes this week’s signing in Kuala Lumpur of the ASEAN Regional…
New Report Finds That Conserving the World’s Forests Depends on Support for Community-Based Forest Enterprises Indigenous and Local Groups Now Control 25 Percent Of Developing World’s Forests
London, 7 March 2002 — The fate of the world’s forests is inextricably linked to the fate of more than…
Indebted pulp mills put heavy pressure on forests, wwf-cifor study shows
Jakarta-Indonesia. Indonesia’s largest pulp producers plan to clear nearly 500,000 hectares of natural forest in Sumatra by 2007, according to…
Decentralisation of Indonesia’s forests – threat or opportunity?
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Indonesian government is relaxing itscentralised control of the country’s forests. This action follows the trend in manymajor forest countries such as Brazil, China and the United States. The push towardsregional autonomy and decentralisation is inevitable, but brings with it as many dangersas benefits.
No quick fix for forest fires, researchers warn
Bogor, Indonesia, July 30, 2001—Recent reports of forest andland fires in Indonesia have raised fears of a repeat of the…
Indonesian president backs sustainable forest management
BOGOR, Indonesia — Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahidbacked international calls for sustainable management of the nation’s forests duringa meeting with officials…