dossier-Indispensable forests

Indispensable forests

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Indigenous man in a tree nursery in Brazil.
Our view
– by Katja Dombrowski

Human action

Deforestation continues on a global level although it is damaging to human interests in several ways
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REDD+
– by Johannes Berliner, Katja Dombrowski

No panacea

REDD+ money is reinvested in forest protection and sustainable land use
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Preserving forests
– by Marianne Scholte

Cutting the losses

Deforestation in Indonesia has slowed considerably in recent years but more needs to be done to stop it entirely
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Violent conflict
– by Nandini Sundar, Hans Dembowski

Livelihoods in danger

A sociologist assess the background of guerrilla warfare in central India’s forests
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Rainforest
– by Carmen Josse

Amazon region in danger

The fires in the Amazon region have drawn global attention to this endangered ecosystem
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Environment
– by Ibrahim Orèd’Ola Falola

Forests need protection

Even sacred forests in Benin are being cut down for firewood
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Unsustainable livelihoods
– by Karim Okanla

Savè chainsaw massacre

Deforestation is ravaging the environment of Savè, a small town in Benin
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