http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on deforestation and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/news/ Practicalities of trading carbon and protecting forests make meeting high expectations for REDD hard, say Esteve Corbera and Manuel Estrada.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/not-ready-for-redd--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:08:19 GMTBiofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/world-needs-sophisticated-biofuel-approach-urges-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationTue, 20 Oct 2009 05:11:20 GMTWe must take responsibility for the costs of modifying tropical ecosystems for human consumption, says botanist Scott A. Mori.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/tropical-ecosystems-threatened-by-over-consumption.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationThu, 24 Sep 2009 03:24:47 GMTThe climate change debate offers a way to integrate forest management into development policy, but strategies must be informed by good science.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/reducing-forest-emissions-needs-good-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:05:00 GMTTo get the best for and from Africa, REDD negotiators must hear African viewpoints, says head of the African Forest Forum, Godwin Kowero.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/getting-redd-right-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:04:00 GMTWithout knowing REDD's true costs we can't analyse the benefits, says the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins' Peter A. Minang.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/what-are-the-real-costs-of-reducing-forest-emissio.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:03:00 GMTGrowing trees among crops could sustain both environments and livelihoods in Africa, say F.K. Akinnifesi, B. Muys and O.C. Ajayi.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/africa-needs-agroforestry-to-cut-forest-emissions.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:02:00 GMTHannah Chalmers gives the low-down on how reducing emissions from deforestation can play a central role in tackling climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/reducing-forest-emissions-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMTSouth Asian countries must be rewarded for afforestation, reforestation and carbon stock growth, say N. H. Ravindranath and Shamama Afreen.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/climate-deals-should-reward-wider-forest-managemen.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMTReducing deforestation is crucial to mitigate climate change, but it mustn't be used as an excuse to continue polluting, says Roman Czebiniak of Greenpeace.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/the-promise-and-peril-of-redd.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMTRemote sensing is crucial for getting the measure of forest loss. Countries don't need their own satellites but they do need training.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/an-eye-in-the-sky-watching-forests-disappear-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMTWe should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/amazon-trees-worth-more-alive-than-dead.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationFri, 08 May 2009 01:34:53 GMTSafeguarding and replanting forests are key to reducing flooding and protecting wood supplies, says Lester R. Brown.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/we-must-protect-our-forests.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationFri, 24 Apr 2009 08:00:00 GMTDeveloping countries have been funded to take part in the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation scheme.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/countries-funded-to-plan-forest-protection.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationThu, 16 Apr 2009 03:03:30 GMTForests are valuable assets, and reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) should be prioritised, says Virgilio M. Viana.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/waving-the-redd-flag.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationThu, 16 Apr 2009 01:55:56 GMTA study shows that areas for environmental protection significantly reduce fires in the Brazilian Amazon.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/amazon-reserves-effective-against-forest-fires.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationTue, 14 Apr 2009 10:39:41 GMTChina's profitable rubber industry is a boon for some rural communities, but the environmental costs could be much higher.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/chinese-rubber-rush-leads-to-ecological-credit-cru.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationThu, 22 Jan 2009 03:43:15 GMTTropical forests that grow back following deforestation are unexpectedly rich in plant and animal life that can help conservation efforts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/-comeback-forests-rich-in-biodiversity-say-scienti.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationMon, 19 Jan 2009 02:16:04 GMTThe discovery of a variety of Anopheles mosquito - a malaria vector - in Panama has led to calls for intensifying malaria prevention.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/powerful-malaria-vector-found-in-panama.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationWed, 05 Nov 2008 04:55:12 GMTA study shows how rising oil and gas demand is leading to major exploration in the Western Amazon, threatening the forest and indigenous people.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/deforestation/western-amazon-in-danger-from-oil-and-gas-demand.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_deforestationTue, 26 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/