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Regulating global trade without harming agroforestry farms?

A farmer walks through a coffee plantation in Tri Budi Syukur village, West Lampung regency, Indonesia. Photo by Ulet Ifansasti / CIFOR-ICRAF Globally traded commodities that can be grown in forest-like agricultural systems —known as agroforestry— have long been part of the solution...
Forestry
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Two new staff hired in urban forestry section of Oregon Department...

SALEM, Ore. – There are two new faces at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Urban and Community Forestry Program – Allison O’Sullivan and...
Forestry
1
minute

Connected farmers can shift more quickly to agroecology—with the right tools,...

Digital tools have the potential to support communities Photo by Kelvin Trautman / CIFOR-ICRAF “When farmers have the right tools in the right way,...
Forestry
5
minutes

Hak Kolektif, dan Harapan Baru dari safeguards REDD+ Peru

Amazon bukan hanya kawasan penting dalam mengatasi krisis iklim dan keanekaragaman hayati—hutan ini juga merupakan wilayah sacral dan turun temurun bagi masyarakat adat...
Forestry
4
minutes

Smoke Management Advisory Committee meets virtually on June 26

SALEM, Ore. — The Smoke Management Advisory Committee will meet virtually on Thursday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. To join,...
Forestry
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minutes

When yams speak of marriage: Ceremonies of exchange on the Managalas...

“No one gets rich out of this: it is essentially a wealth redistribution process.” “Do you want to come and see the yams?” asks...
Forestry
4
minutes

Growing giants: How yams shape identity, knowledge and power in PNG

“They will never live without yams.” In Papua New Guinea (PNG), yams are an ancient companion. The first humans to arrive on the island...
Forestry
6
minutes