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A walk through primary rainforest in Costa Rica

Protecting the world's forests would contribute significantly to the fight against climate change. But to do that, we must find the right balance between food production and reforestation, says WRI experts.

4 Dec 2017

amazon aerial view

Renewable energy is one promising solution to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate against climate change; but no technology is as effective at storing carbon as tropical forests, says Rockefeller Foundation's Lorenzo Bernasconi.

amazon aerial view

Carbon & Climate

REDD+ handed in Paris

If the climate negotiators meeting in Paris are truly interested in halting forest loss and bringing climate change under control, they should pull the plug on REDD+ and address the underlying causes of deforestation, says researcher and activist Jutta Kill.

deforestation in kuching

Who really holds power over land use decisions? Why are efforts to keep forests standing, such as REDD+ and other initiatives, still so far from altering development trajectories? CIFOR researchers Anne Larson and Ashwin Ravikumar explore.

17 June 2015

bonn meeting plenary

6 May 2015

indigenous forest

29 September 2014

peoples climate march 2

24 March 2014

Ecuador rainforest

25 November 2013

COP 19 Warsaw talk

28 October 2013

Ocean degradation

15 May 2013

indonesia forests

7 December 2012

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