REDD+ implementation was supposed to be “big, quick and cheap”. So far, it is not one big thing, but many smaller efforts implemented by many different donors and agencies, a collection of programmes that are slow to design and implement, and likel…
A stepwise approach to developing reference levels can reflect different country circumstances and capacities and will facilitate broad participation, early startup and the motivation for improvements over time, alongside efforts to enhance measurement…
Forests have been largely ignored or ambiguously mentioned in the Rio+20 outcome document, yet again postponing progress on integrating forests into sustainable development objectives, said CIFOR scientists at the conclusion of the Rio+20 summit last w…
We present recent case studies on spatial biodiversity analyses across the tropics, demonstrating how such analyses can help to identify most unique or most threatened populations of a tree species for conservation actions. Insights on initiating coll…
In the face of all these potential environmental challenges, Professor Tony Simons said, “Everybody agrees that we must all do more, not only as organizations but also as individuals.”
