Two weeks ago Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vetoed critical elements of a proposal to reform the Brazilian Forest Code which had recently passed the Brazilian Congress. The changes are set to have implications for farms across the country and in p…
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Rio+20: Are human development indices forest-blind?
Kodagu, INDIA (11.06.2012)_When policymakers and national planners set out to enhance local “quality of life,” they often base their decisions on a variant of the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI), a basket of indicators, ranging from…
CIFOR taps FAO expert as new Director General
As forest conservation and sustainable development take centre stage in the lead up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (known as Rio+20), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) announced today the appointment of…
Rio+20: Exploring the livelihood and environmental impacts of biofuels in the tropics
The economic and climate mitigation promises of biofuel expansion into tropical forests and woodlands are often elusive; in some cases land users struggle to reconstruct their livelihoods following displacement, while in others land use change may lead…
Os manguezais sendo destruídos a uma “taxa alarmante” ainda não foram mencionados na versão zero da agenda da Rio+20
“Oceanos” será um dos temas principais em discussão na Rio+20, com o objetivo de assegurar o desenvolvimento sustentável do oceano e da proteção dos recursos marinhos (…)