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Guyana hits paydirt on low-carbon development path

Guyana's low-carbon push could produce huge economic and environmental dividends. >>

Social and other safeguards are needed if REDD initiatives are to cut GHG emissions while doing no harm and benefiting indigenous peoples. >>

Over 1.3 billion forest peoples’ rights are in need of stronger national and international protection. >>

Carefully built mountain logging roads may be key in preserving the historical Yoshino forestry region and reviving Japan's timber industry. >>

World Wildlife Fund's launch of a .wwf format raises a number of issues. Do you think it's genius, insulting or just dumb? >>

Residents in one of Peru's most deforested regions adopted 267,133 hectares of state-owned land and are working to conserve it. >>

A European study has readjusted some former assumptions about the role of forests, crops and grassland in temperature regulation during heatwaves. >>

Indigenous wisdom is key in the complex forestry and land management system practised by the people of China's Ailao Mountains. >>

Mangjing Village's tea gardens show that traditional cultivation systems can both support local livelihoods and conserve biodiversity. >>