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Intro

Forests are disappearing at an alarming rate: according to the World Resources Institute, 46% of the world's old growth forests have been destroyed ...

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News

Fears Russian wildfires could drive radioactive Chernobyl waste towards Moscow (11 August 2010)

Congo: Deforestation Threatens South With Famine (22 June 2010)

Encroaching Forest, Oil Palm Plantations Alarm Villagers (21 May 2010)

US alliance targets illegal logging in Indonesia (5 May 2010)

WWF calls to stop illegal logging as plundering of Madagascar’s rainforests continues (16 March 2010)

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Recent Publications

Rights and Resources Initiative 2008: Seeing People Through the Trees - Summary

USAID 2005: Forests & Conflicts. A Toolkit for Intervention. USAID/Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation.

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Initiatives

EU Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT)

Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)

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