A new online mapping tool designed to reveal the impact of forest fires burning throughout the Indonesian province of Riau in Sumatra allows users to explore and validate preliminary data.
Local control over natural resources is a key issue for autonomous and inclusive development, especially in indigenous territories. However, relatively little attention has been given to the local and gender dynamics that decide who looks after, uses a…
Complex socioeconomic, ecological and governance factors are involved in fire setting, meaning that the problem – and the solutions – go beyond who actually lights the match.
World leaders must take a unified view of forestry, fisheries and agricultural management to boost food and nutrition security as the global population expands to 9.6 billion by 2050.
The growing relationships between China and Africa in business, investment, aid and trade have attracted global attention. Now, CIFOR research is looking at the implications of these connections on natural resource management in the forested areas of t…
