agroforestry

This is an interview with Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel, Postdoctoral Fellow at World Agroforestry Centre, about her research project in the Apurimac region of the Peruvian Andes.

  1. In your own words, what is this project about?

The objective of...

The Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics, one of 14 specialized institutes of the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, invites applications, for a fixed duration until 31.12.2018, for a ...

Agroforestry, the cultivation of trees on farmland in different combinations with crops and livestock, can play a strategic role in restoring protected areas in Brazil.

This was one of the key conclusions to come out of a recent workshop in Brazil that involved scientists,...

by Fred Pearce

Kenya’s high-elevation forests are the source for most of the water on which the drought-plagued nation depends. Now, after decades of government-abetted abuse of these regions, a new conservation strategy of working with local communities...

Covering 52 million hectares of forest lands, forest licenses in Indonesia can play a role to regulate high forestry and land sector emissions and be a key element in strengthening forest governance for REDD+. The existing online licensing system at the central level has been a first...

The 2014 Indonesian Forest Governance Index (FGI) is the second report of its kind, with the first report providing baseline data in 2013. The follow-up work after the first report has resulted in actual changes in practice through informed policy-making and prioritized action towards improvements, such as revision of regulations, increased allocation of forest resources to local communities....
With growing recognition of the critical roles played by forests in addressing global challenges such as climate change, food security and poverty alleviation, supporting sustainable forest management (SFM) remains key. Yet the financing of SFM continues to be a challenge; it has...

A new IUCN study examines, for the first time, how commercial agriculture and forestry production could reduce global biodiversity loss by applying innovative approaches already used by some companies in the extractive and infrastructure industries. 

The...

by Manuel Peralvo

Landscapes are a keystone in the study and synthesis of social and environmental processes. They are part of a wide range of approaches that...

This report seeks to provide a synthesis of the current state of knowledge on the world’s tropical forests and an objective evaluation of policy responses intended to protect and nurture them. It aims to stimulate discussion within the policy communities of donor and tropical...

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