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Sulawesi communities build big, unique houses by sustainably managing forests

Loren Bell 3 Feb 2015

Rapid development threatening traditional farms, forests in West Papua

Loren Bell 3 Feb 2015

After 10 years vying for protection, Kalimantan community granted legal rights to community forest

Loren Bell 30 Jan 2015

Sumatran community takes charge to protect its forest, attracts REDD+ attention

Loren Bell 29 Jan 2015

Sumatran community grows crops, aids conservation through ‘village forests’

Loren Bell 23 Jan 2015

Sumatran village protects environment through agroforestry

Loren Bell 21 Jan 2015

Sulawesi village seeks protection for sacred forest threatened by development

Loren Bell 16 Jan 2015

Farmers help restore degraded forests in Sulawesi

Loren Bell 15 Jan 2015

Forest management by Sulawesi community attracts international attention

Loren Bell 13 Jan 2015

Sulawesi community regains access to forest on which it depends

Loren Bell 9 Jan 2015

Kalimantan community maps forest to thwart timber companies

Loren Bell 8 Jan 2015

Palm oil threatens community forest in Central Kalimantan

Loren Bell 7 Jan 2015

How black rhinos and local communities help each other in Namibia

Jeremy Hance 7 Jan 2015

Traditional farming technique preserves soil, forest in Kalimantan

Loren Bell 6 Jan 2015

Coffee farmers help protect Flores forest

Loren Bell 6 Jan 2015

An end to unjust conservation? (commentary)

Harry Jonas and Dilys Roe 16 Nov 2014

Local people are not the enemy: real conservation from the frontlines

Heather D'angelo 12 Nov 2014

Local communities rise to the forefront of global conservation practice (commentary)

Fred Nelson 29 Oct 2014

An impossible balancing act? Forests benefit from isolation, but at cost to local communities

Anna Ikarashi 7 Oct 2014

Indonesia to verify ownership of 66M ha of disputed forest land

Loren Bell 4 Sep 2014

Challenging the ‘tragedy of the commons’: new documentary explores how humans and nature can coexist (VIDEO)

Julian Moll-rocek 20 Aug 2014

An untapped resource: new study finds local people may trump scientists at biodiversity surveys

Shayna Wilson 12 Aug 2014

True stewards: new report says local communities key to saving forests, curbing global warming

Morgan Erickson-Davis 24 Jul 2014

Forests as important as farming for some rural communities

Diana Parker 14 Jul 2014

Ecotopia emerging: sustainable forests and healthy livelihoods go hand in hand

Wendee Nicole 26 Jun 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Making community protection economically viable

Nika Levikov 29 May 2014

Speculators attempt to defraud people’s forest program in Indonesia

Rhett A. Butler 2 May 2014

Traditional palm knowledge at risk of becoming lost forever

Ariel Mark 21 Feb 2014

Cambodian communities best placed to prevent illegal logging

Frans Lambrick 22 Jan 2014

Lao ecotourism project wins responsible travel award for innovation

Mongabay.com 11 Nov 2013

Large-scale opposition among Borneo villagers to deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 10 Sep 2013

Weak laws governing Malaysia’s indigenous people complicate conservation efforts

Dr Liz Kimbrough 22 Jul 2013

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