Until we engage more effectively with commercial interests, opportunities for improved conservation outcomes will be wasted.
Archive for November, 2012
A camera trap assessment of terrestrial vertebrates in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
We placed camera traps for a month at sixty locations in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to determine the species composition and distribution of medium-to-large terrestrial vertebrates.
Postdoctoral Fellow – Tropical Forages and Climate Change
CIAT is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow, as part of its Tropical Forages Program, to carry out research on climate-smart Brachiaria grasses to improve livestock production in smallholder systems in East Africa.
Global Land Rush – interview with Fred Pearce
Global Land Rush – interview with Fred Pearce. Large-scale land deals are increasingly common in some developing regions. In this video interview, environmental journalist, Fred Pearce, looks at the implications for the people already living ther…
Indonesia and REDD+ at Doha: Moving beyond carbon to sustainable development
Indonesia is using a UN-backed climate mitigation scheme as more than just a tool to decrease greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation: It’s also seeking to develop a multi-pronged plan to improve forest governance and alleviate poverty.