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WRI and WBCSD Update Guide to Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based...

Today, WRI and the WBCSD release an update to the guide “Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products.” The guide is meant to help company managers—who are charged with making large...

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How Can We Create Jobs, Reduce Food Prices and Boost Economies?

The highland plateau in Madagascar - a candidate for widescale restoration. Photo: C. Michael HoganThe fate of heads of state across the globe is tied in large part to their ability to ensure...

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Carbon Canopy Initiative Aims to Sustain Appalachian Forests for Climate and...

This 3,100 acre tract of forest in North Carolina is part of one of the Carbon Canopy pilots. Photo credit: Carbon CanopyWhile much has been written from a theoretical perspective about markets for...

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Updated Guide Helps Businesses Source Sustainable Wood and Paper Products

The recently updated guide, "Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products," helps businesses develop policies to source wood and paper products sustainably. Photo credit: Flickr/WakxForests...

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WRI Merilis Data Terbaru Terkait Kebakaran Hutan Di Indonesia

Burned forest in Central Kalimantan 2011, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian EmbassyCecelia Song, Andika Putraditama, Andrew Leach, Ariana Alisjahbana, Lisa Johnston, James Anderson dan ahli...

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3 Signs of Progress in Curbing the Illegal Wood Trade

Illegal logging rates worldwide have declined about 20 percent since 2008. Photo Credit: CIFOR/FlickrThe global market for wood and other forest products is changing quickly. The industry has long...

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Ensuring Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability in Brazil

Fishing in the Brazilian Amazon. Brazil has the highest rate of deforestation worldwide, while pollution threatens the country’s drinking water supply. Photo Credit: CIFOR/FlickrThis post originally...

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James Gustave Speth

James Gustave Speth is Sara Shallenberger Brown Professor in the Practice of Environmental Policy at Yale where he served as Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies from 1999 to...

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