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Research news | 2020-12-15
Reduced deforestation remains out of sight in the soy industry
Efforts by companies to implement sustainability strategies is hampered by reluctance to comply by actors in their supply chains due to complex barriers
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Research news | 2020-10-27
The ability to deal with drought is crucial for the survival of rainforests
Study identifies thresholds for when rainforests in South America and Africa transition into savannas
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Research news | 2020-10-09
Why panarchy can improve ecosystem management
A successful implementation of “panarchy” thinking in the US may boost reforms of environmental laws and policies
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Research news | 2020-10-05
As emissions grow, more parts of the Amazon are likely to dry out
A larger part of the Amazon rainforest could cross a tipping point where it could become a savanna-type ecosystem than previously thought
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Research news | 2020-09-16
In Indonesia, forest management collaboration remains frustratingly unbalanced
Community-based forest management has expanded rapidly, but attention to long-term sustainability is still elusive
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Research news | 2020-06-29
Myths shape deforestation interventions, hindering progress
Researchers debunk five illusions about forests and forest management. With it comes the hope for change
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Research news | 2020-06-21
Climate smart cocoa production in Ghana may not be all that smart
Production model promises triple wins for smallholders and the environment. That may be too good to be true
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Research news | 2020-04-24
In Indonesia, community forestry is shaped by power dynamics
How "prophets” help mobilize necessary resources to initiate partnerships, and benefit from them
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Research news | 2019-12-19
The bigger picture of deforestation in Latin America
Expansion of agriculture in Latin America has come at the cost of losing vast areas of forest. A new study brings together and compares case studies of land use change from the region
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Research news | 2019-09-09
Eroding the resilience of tropical forests
Understanding the relationships between forest resilience and soil erosion in tropical forests affected by human and natural disturbances
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Research news | 2019-06-10
Keeping nuances front and centre
A critical examination of four dominant narratives informing REDD+ design reveal both flawed and important assumptions
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Research news | 2019-05-22
Why the European Union Timber Regulation should better incorporate international biodiversity law principles and rights perspectives
The European Union Timber Regulation fails to protect biodiversity and the human rights of local people
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Research news | 2018-12-13
Money for farming or forests?
Money sent home by migrants can prevent undesired farmland abandonment, as well as the promise of extensive forest regrowth
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Research news | 2018-11-07
Financial giants can have a pivotal role for climate stability
A handful of international investors linked to economic activities may influence the stability of some of the world’s largest forests and hence the global climate
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Research news | 2018-05-28
Rubber production in Laos and Myanmar struggle to become sustainable
Amid financial struggle and environmental degradation, prospects of sustainable rubber production in Laos and Myanmar look dim
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Research news | 2018-05-17
Striving for sustainable forestry: history matters
Applying Elinor Ostrom’s principles on common pool resources management demonstrates how forest management in the Pamir Mountains may not be so tragic after all. But Soviet era legacy lingers, new research shows
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Research news | 2018-04-11
Forest conservation efforts can exacerbate income inequalities
Conservation efforts in tropical forest communities have great potential but must avoid exacerbating income inequalities
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Research news | 2018-02-28
Banned persistent organic pollutants still a serious threat to health and development in northern Pakistan
How ongoing use of banned chemicals and extensive deforestation now haunts northern Pakistan, leaving population prone to serious health issues
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Research news | 2018-02-14
Fires from drought in the Amazon keep forest carbon emissions high
Forest fires during drought periods rather than deforestation fires increasingly dominate Amazonian carbon emissions
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Research news | 2017-08-03
A social-ecological balancing act
New study looks at ecological compensation, a novel legal and policy instrument, and how Sweden is using it to balance development and conservation of important biological and social areas
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Research news | 2017-05-22
Forest increase in China masks significance of tree plantations behind increase
Reports on tree cover increase in China fail to mention commodity plantations is part of the increase
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Research news | 2017-04-03
Resolving conservation conflicts in forest landscapes
Rather than maximising habitat availability for one species, more democratic solutions could benefit several at the same time
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Research news | 2017-03-13
The connections between Amazon forest loss and extreme drought events
Researchers identify connections between extreme drought and self-amplified forest loss. Forest diversity reduces risk of such loss
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Educational news | 2017-01-19
Stockholm Resilience Centre student collaboration with US Forest Service’s Urban Field Station in New York City
Centre offers students opportunity to go to New York and the east coast to conduct field work
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Research news | 2016-11-29
Regreening the Sahel: the need to look at both social and ecological perspectives
Study explores what a greener Sahel means beyond just satellite images – a social-ecological explanation
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Research news | 2016-10-12
On a mission to re-green the Sahel
A researcher's road trip on dusty roads, sleeping on floor mats and gathering data on a quest to halt desertification across the Sahel region
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Research news | 2016-03-23
Different perceptions of REDD+ in Mexico
New study examines environmental and institutional fit of REDD+ in rural Mexico
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Research news | 2013-06-27
Keep farming or leave it back to nature?
The controversial outcomes of farmland abandonment
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Research news | 2013-06-19
Strategies for urban and rural nature conservation
Establishment of protected areas based on threats instead of strategic plans for sustenance
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Research news | 2013-04-12
Sustainable forest logging
Smarter forest logging based on knowledge of habitat connectivity can curb biodiversity loss
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Research news | 2013-01-08
Tree species diversity and ecosystem services
Forestry and nature conservation can benefit from higher tree species diversity
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