News - Forests and Climate Change
Food from Brazil’s Amazon finds its way to metropolitan tables
2nd Jan 2017
From small eateries to Michelin-star restaurants, food establishments are increasingly sourcing ingredients from the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest. (By Carolina Torres for Mongabay)
Amazonians call on leaders to heed link between land rights and climate change
4th Nov 2016
As Paris climate agreement comes into force, inhabitants of Amazon rainforest demand recognition of key role their communities play in conservation (Collyns / The Guardian)
Lead-up to COP22: Re-examining Indonesia’s land and forest fires
3rd Nov 2016
A new CIFOR study shows that to identify responsibility for the problem of forest and land fires, maps and satellites are not enough. (Dayne / CIFOR)
The Forest on their Plates
25th Sep 2016
Tribal women from Odisha fought to throw out white rice and soy nuggets and bring millets and seeds back into their diet. (Source: The Hindu Times)
Brazil’s giant dams risk destroying heart of the Amazon, says Greenpeace
15th Jun 2016
Construction of 40 dams in the Tapajós river basin would severely affect indigenous people and is not justifiable economically, says new report (Vidal / The Guardian)
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