http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on forestry and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/forestry/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/forestry/not-ready-for-redd--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:08:19 GMTFarmers in drought-stricken Kenya are uprooting imported eucalyptus species that were planted near water sources.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/forestry/thirsty-eucalyptus-trees-get-the-chop-in-kenya-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMTCo-planting an acacia variety with crops delivers timely natural fertiliser as well as cutting erosion and supplying wood for domestic use.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/forestry/acacia-tree-can-boost-crops-and-more-across-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryThu, 27 Aug 2009 01:19:02 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/forestry/reducing-forest-emissions-needs-good-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 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/forestry/getting-redd-right-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 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/forestry/what-are-the-real-costs-of-reducing-forest-emissio.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 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/forestry/africa-needs-agroforestry-to-cut-forest-emissions.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 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/forestry/reducing-forest-emissions-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 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/forestry/climate-deals-should-reward-wider-forest-managemen.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 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/forestry/an-eye-in-the-sky-watching-forests-disappear-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMTEssential field trials of GM trees are being hindered by anti-GM activists working through the Convention on Biological Diversity, say Steven H. Strauss and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/forestry/gm-tree-research-blocked-by-impossible-recommendat.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryThu, 18 Jun 2009 01:33:07 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/forestry/we-must-protect-our-forests.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryFri, 24 Apr 2009 08:00:00 GMTA community forestry project in Haryana state has won the world's first afforestation clean development mechanism certificate.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/forestry/indian-small-scale-forestry-project-wins-cdm-certi.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryThu, 23 Apr 2009 03:42:03 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/forestry/countries-funded-to-plan-forest-protection.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryThu, 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/forestry/waving-the-redd-flag.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryThu, 16 Apr 2009 01:55:56 GMTThe Amazon rainforest is surprisingly sensitive to drought, researchers have found, which could threaten its role as a carbon sink.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/forestry/drought-threatens-amazon-carbon-sink.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryMon, 09 Mar 2009 04:00:45 GMTResearchers have demonstrated for the first time that African forests are absorbing a substantial amount of extra carbon.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/forestry/african-forests-prove-valuable-carbon-sink.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryWed, 25 Feb 2009 02:53:24 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/forestry/chinese-rubber-rush-leads-to-ecological-credit-cru.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryThu, 22 Jan 2009 03:43:15 GMTShade-grown coffee farms are rich in native tree species and are important corridors of genetic diversity linking forests, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/forestry/traditional-coffee-farms-improve-tree-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryMon, 19 Jan 2009 04:51:13 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/forestry/-comeback-forests-rich-in-biodiversity-say-scienti.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_forestryMon, 19 Jan 2009 02:16:04 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/