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Why REDD matters in Mozambique – a story in pictures
Posted by Iied: None Given on March 14th, 2011
Iied: In 2010, on behalf of IIED, photographer Mike Goldwater made his way round Maputo, Nampula and beyond to capture a pictorial story of the causes of deforestation in Mozambique and the possible responses to those threats that might be assisted by REDD finance.
The resulting gallery captures the realities that Mike discovered. We see the people and communities that depend on forest areas. From individual needs to the large-scale industrial, the logging, fuel needs and expanding agriculture that...
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Possible implications of REDD on land and forest tenure – exemplified by the Indonesian case
Posted by Capacity 4dev: Kruse Thorben on March 14th, 2011
Capacity 4dev: Past experiences with (forest) conservation projects and Payments for Environmental Services (PES) have shown that without addressing tenure, efforts are likely to be ineffective. People without or with weak tenure were not involved, conflicts arose and sustainable natural resource management and protection was difficult to achieve. Large-scale projects on forest lands were often conducted at the expense of local communities when tenure was not clear, recognised and secured. The new policy to reduce...
The Threat of Indonesia’s Palm Oil Rush
Posted by Jakarta Globe: None Given on March 14th, 2011
Jakarta Globe: For those not familiar with images of a tropical forest being depleted, it is difficult to imagine the level of desperation faced by indigenous populations who have retained their customary rights to live and depend on the forest’s environment according to their traditional ways. Many of these people of the forest live by traditional hunting and gathering, relying on their environmental knowledge to secure food resources.
Yet among these ancient tropical forests, many do not resemble what they...
Taxonomy: The naming crisis
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 14th, 2011
Independent: It was under the last rock of the day, that scientists finally came face to antennae with the giant crayfish of Shoal Creek. Twice as big as its competitors, the hairy crayfish, which can grow to lobster proportions, was a new species not previously seen.
Scientists had begun the search for the creature, now named Barbicambarus simmonsi, after anecdotal reports and sightings in creeks around Tennessee. "It was the end of the day and we saw this big flat boulder underneath a bridge and so we said,...