Teak is one of the most valuable timber species in Indonesia — and demand is always greater than supply. In Indonesia teak has two major sources—industrial teak plantations concentrated in Java, and smallholder plantations spread across the country…
The European Union plans to limit the conversion of land globally for biofuel production. Such conversions will be included when estimating greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels. The World Agroforestry Centre had earlier assessed the carbon footprint …
Recognising areas conserved by indigenous peoples could double the amount of land designated as protected worldwide, said representatives attending the Convention on Biological Diversity conference last week, as international policymakers gathering nea…
CIFOR scientist Robert Nasi gave this presentation on 10 October 2012 during the 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP11).
While India has taken bold steps to move to cleaner fuels, a biting shortage of jatropha fruits used to produce biodiesel means the country will not meet its 2012 target of blending five percent biodiesel into all regular diesel.
