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Indonesian province explores ‘green growth’ amidst economic expansion
Indonesia’s resource-rich province of East Kalimantan has two seemingly incompatible goals: By the end of the decade it says it wants to absorb US$70 billion in investments from palm oil, timber and mining companies and to slash...
Forcing companies to carry out costly biodiversity surveys often backfires: Experts
Forcing timber, mining and plantation companies to carry out costly, time-consuming and for-the-most-part incomplete biodiversity surveys on their holdings could drive away those genuinely committed to conservation, while...
Colombia’s palm oil boost must account for environment and human rights concerns
Palm oil giant Colombia may be in a position to better balance sustainability and output than Indonesia, Malaysia and other big league players, but success depends on political will and robust monitoring of environmental...
Sharing positive views about forests and trees on the International Day of Forests
Today is the first annual International Day of Forests. From 1972 until now, 21 March was celebrated as World Forestry Day, but last year the UN General Assembly upgraded it to an official UN Observance Day.
Celebrating International Women's Day 2013
Over the past couple of years, scientists, managers and staff members at CIFOR and its sister centers have contributed in different ways towards the development of our gender strategy.
