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CIFOR Media Coverage 2008
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- The Post (Buea - Cameroon) - 28 April 2008
Title: Forest Day - Stakeholders Seek to Mitigate Climate Change
Discussions on strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change took centre stage when stakeholders of the Congo Basin Forests met in Yaounde on April 24 to celebrate Forest Day.
Initiated by the Central Africa Regional office of the Centre for International Forestry Research, CIFOR, the Forest Day aims to bring together regional stakeholders to chart ways of stemming the tides of a phenomenon that remains a bane of progress to humanity.
Similar article appeared in All Africa.com
- Jakarta Post - 28 April 2008
Title: Forestry policies should aim to fight poverty, says Asia-Pacific commission
Delegates from the Asia Pacific ended a meeting here Saturday calling for forestry policies to focus on people-centered development to help alleviate global poverty. They said the now much-debated climate change issues had been one of the vehicles to return forestry affairs to the top of the world's agenda during the past two years. Indonesian climate expert Daniel Murdiyarso urged the speeding up of discussions about criteria for preparedness in implementing REDD projects. "We are in a hurry since we only have two years to discuss the REDD concept," he told the forum.
- Agence France Presse (AFP) - 27 April 2008
Title: Asia's rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge
The illegal timber trade, fuelled by poverty and corruption, is rife in much of Asia, where 78 percent of forests are state-owned and often managed by the armed forces, not the people who live in or near them, experts said. Tropical timber is relatively cheap because key functions of forests -- clean air and water, and biodiversity -- are not factored into market prices, said Dr Daniel Murdiyarso of the Center for International Forestry Research. "These services are underpriced or unpriced. It's a market failure."
Similar articles also appeared in Tehran Times, Taiwan News, Khaleej Times Online, Yahoo news Canada, Yahoo news UK & Ireland, Times of India, AFP, Turkish Daily news, Manila Times
- Jakarta Post - 26 April 2008
Title: Illicit timber trade rife in Asia Pacific, NGO says
Asia's forests account for over half a billion hectares, around 1 percent of which is being cleared every year, according to a report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which sponsors the Asia Pacific forestry week. The Center for International Forestry Research (Cifor) said solving the problem of illegal logging required cooperation across national boundaries as well as the involvement of the stakeholders. "Many people think we can stop deforestation by stopping illegal logging," said Cifor director general Frances Seymour. "There are a number of factors that drive forest law, many of which originate outside the forestry sector, and we have to be careful that law enforcement efforts do not harm millions of people who rely on forests for their livelihood."
- NhanDan, Vietnam - 26 April 2008
Title: Vietnam manages forests to deflect climate change
In an effort to fight climate change, Vietnam will continue to work to increase forest coverage and importantly, ensure the quality of forest, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said on April 23. Dr Daniel Murdiyarso from the Centre for International Forestry Research, said the strategy is a promising start to improvement and provides a solid policy tool to support further work.
- Cameroon Tribune - 25 April 2008
Title: Forest, Climate Change - Urgent Need to Readapt
If nature can't adapt to man's aspirations then man should adapt to nature's aspiration. Recent climatic changes in Cameroon characterised by early rains and increased temperatures in the northern part of the country tell of the consequences of man's negative activities on the forest. This, in a nutshell, is the whole spirit behind the one-day first ever Forest Day commemorated in Yaounde yesterday. Organised by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the occasion, presided at by the Secretary General at the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, Koulanga Denis, created a veritable arena for brainstorming.
Media coverages Forest Day Cameroon also appeared in All Africa, CRTV Radio& TV, Le Messager and Radio Environnement.
- Jakarta Post - 24 April 2008
Title: Changes in forest management policies urgent
Frances Seymour of the Center for International Forestry Research said Indonesia was a globally significant source of greenhouse gas emissions because of peat fires. "New interest in forests because of climate change provides an opportunity to shift the political economy of forests," she said. Seymour said climate change was likely to increase the probability of high-intensity rainfall events, which would in turn increase the risk of landslides. "Maintenance of forest vegetation can help stabilize the slope for some types of land movement," she said. Decision makers do not care much about forest, as evident in the continuing tolerance for destructive logging practices, overinvestment in wood-processing capacity and illegal logging and trade, she said.
- Le Jour Quotidien, Cameroon - 23 April 2008
Title: Yaoundé : La journée de la Forêt se célèbre demain
Les hommes de médias se sont retrouvés hier, mardi, dans la salle des conférences du Centre d'écoute des Nations-unies à Yaoundé. C'était pour un briefing sur la journée de la forêt que le Centre de recherche forestière internationale (Cifor) organise demain jeudi au palais des Congrès.
- Kompas - 21 April 2008
Title: Green Festival - Bumi Seratus Tahun Lagi
Mereka menekuni data-data yang merupakan kontribusi dari Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT), Yayasan Pelangi, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI), CIFOR, Badan Pengelola Lingkungan Hidup Daerah DKI Jakarta dan IPB, Dana Mitra Lingkungan, Kementerian Negara Lingkungan Hidup, Swisscontact Indonesia, dan Kompas.
- Kompas.com - 20 April 2008
Title : Praktek Menanam Buat Anak-Anak di Green Festival
Untuk mengajak anak-anak mengenal dan menyayangi tanaman, Center International Forestry Research (CIFOR) mengadakan praktek menanam tanaman Sansevieria di area Kid Zone, Green Festival di Lapangan Parkir Timur Senayan, Jakarta, Minggu (20/4). Reseach Officer Integrated Law Enforcement Approach Project Forest and Governance Programme CIFOR Anna Christina Sinaga menjadi pemandu dalam praktek menanam ini.
- Forskning, Norway - 19 April 2008
Title: Redd klimaet med DVD
Karbondioksid, dagens miljøversting når det gjelder klimaendring, slippes ut i lufta ved forbrenning av fossile brennstoffer. Men hvis gassen i stedet kan fanges opp og brukes som råmateriale i plastindustrien, kan man slå to fluer i en (plast)smekk.
- Forskning, Norway - 8 January 2008
Title: Frykter liten effekt av regnskogmilliarder
Vern av regnskog preges så langt av mange mislykkede prosjekter, upålitelige data, grådighet og spill. Skal regnskogmilliardene komme til nytte er første steg å se på hva som har gått galt, skriver økonom og førsteamanuensis Arild Angelsen ved Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap (UMB) i denne kronikken. Jeg frykter at det blir lite effekt av regnskogmilliardene om en ikke har tungen beint i munnen. Her følger en fem punkts smørbrødsliste, basert på forskning om årsakene til avskogning, for hvordan Norge bør bruke milliardsatsingen på redusert avskogning og CO2-utslipp.
- Suara Merdeka - 16 April 2008
Title: Proyek Hutan Jati Rakyat
Dalam rangka memberdayakan masyarakat di Gunungkidul, Center for International Forestry Research (Cifor) yang didanai Australian Center for Agricultural Research, kemarin (15/4), memaparkan proyek pengembangan hutan jati rakyat kabupaten itu. Melalui kegiatan di Hotel Quality, Jl Laksda Adisucipto, Yogyakarta tersebut diharapkan akan menghasilkan sistem pengelolaan terpadu hutan rakyat.
- Koran Tempo - 16 April 2008
Title: Gunungkidul Kembangkan Hutan Jati Rakyat
Pemerintah Kabupaten Gunungkidul bertekad mengembangkan hutan jati rakyat. Kali ini bekerja sama dengan Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Menanggapi rendahnya harga jati di Gunungkidul, Ketua Centre for International Forestry Research Dede Rohadi mengatakan perbedaan itu terjadi karena petani kurang cukup informasi, termasuk soal sertifikasi. "Selama ini petani cenderung bertindak sendiri-sendiri, sehingga daya tawarnya tidak kuat," katanya.
- Kedaulatan Rakyat - 16 April 2008
Title: Pembinaan di 7 Titik di Gunung Kidul ; potensi jati tak dibarengi kesejahteraan petani
Potensi jati yang begitu besar dalam kenyataan tidak selalu dibarengi dengan kesejahteraan petani. Bahkan sebagian petani masih berada di bawah garis kemiskinan dan mereka sulit mengembangkan teknik produksinya karena pelbagai keterbatasan. Keterbatasan pengetahuan petani dalam teknik budidaya jati menyebabkan kayu jati yang dihasilkan belum memenuhi standar kualitas yang dikehendaki industri. Hal tersebut dikemukakan Pemimpin Proyek CIFOR (center for international forestry research), Dede Rohadi dalam media briefing di sela 'Pertemuan tahunan proyek penelitian peningkatan manfaat ekonomi hutan rakyat jati dalam sistem agroforestry di Indonesia' (ACIAR Teak Project Annual Meeting) di Hotel Quality, Selasa (15/4) yang dibuka Bupati Gunungkidul Suharto SH.
- LKBN Antara - 15 April 2008
Title: Gunung Kidul Kembangkan Hutan di Lahan Kritis
Pada seminar Peningkatan Manfaat Ekonomi Hutan Rakyat Jati dalam Sistem `Agroforestry` yang diselenggarakan CIFOR (The Center for International Forestry Research), ia menjelaskan pemerintah daerah dalam pengelolaan hutan rakyat memprioritaskan sumber daya hutan dan lahan dalam setiap sisi manfaat. "Sisi manfaat itu antara lain manfaat ekologi untuk mengendalikan laju degradasi sumber daya hutan, tanah dan air," katanya.
- Peninsula Daily News, Qatar - 6 April 2008
Title: World cooling on biofuel
Biofuel producers are struggling with high costs. But Indonesia appears intent on running up that debt. Already at least 10 million of its 22.5 million hectares of peatland have been cleared, according to the Centre for International Forestry Research, and the clearing shows no sign of slowing.
Similar articles also appeared in News24
- El Universal, Venezuela - 3 April 2008
Title: Destrucción de bosques estimula el calentamiento
"De 20 a 25% de las emisiones totales de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) son consecuencia de la deforestación y degradación de bosques; eso es más de lo que produce el sector transporte, en todo el mundo", así lo estimó Markku Kanninen, miembro del Panel Intergubernamental para el Cambio Climático -órgano multilateral que recibió el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 2007- durante el foro Presión del cambio climático sobre los bosques tropicales , promovido por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo.
- The Post (Buea) - 3 April 2008
Title: Cameroon: Global Trends Exposes Weakness in Food Production.
Ousseynou Ndoye and David Kaimowitz (1999) has shown that in 1984 alone farmers in the Southwest Province and the Mungo Valley who had swung their focus towards the cultivation of cocoa and coffee used 458,000 hectares of land for the cultivation of cocoa and coffee as opposed to 342,000 hectares of land that was used for food crop production.
Similar articles also appeared in All Africa.com
- AFP - 31 March 2008
Title: World cooling on biofuel solution to climate change
Demand for palm oil has also been a major source of land clearing here. The spread of palm oil plantations into forests and highly sensitive peatlands on Sumatra and Borneo islands have helped make Indonesia the world's third-highest greenhouse gas emitter. But Indonesia appears intent on running up that debt. Already at least 10 million of its 22.5 million hectares of peatland have been cleared, according to the Centre for International Forestry Research, and the clearing shows no sign of slowing.
Similar articles in different title also appeared in Brunei Times, Journal online, France 24, Agencia EFE, Yahoo News (global) and Spanish version.
- Observateur, Cameroon - 28 March 2008
Title: Institut Géographique du Burkina - Des métadonnées pour valorise la production
Du 26 au 28 Mars 2008, se tient á Ouagadougou un atelier de formation sur la production de métadonnées au profit d'une trentaine de participants de l'Administration publique, du secteur privé et de société civile. Cet atelier est organisé par l'Institut géographique du Burkina (IGB) avec pour point de mire le lancement du portail Géo de notre pays.
- Brisbane Courier-Mail - 19 March 2008
Title: ACCC ends Woolworths tissue probe
Woolworths has been under pressure for sourcing its Select Brand paper products from one of Asia's largest pulp and paper makers, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), in Indonesia.
In 2007, packaging on the company's Select brand of toilet paper and tissues stated the products come from an environmentally managed company. But a report by Indonesia's Centre for International Forestry Research last year found that APP relies on the clearing of natural forests in Sumatra for 60 to 70 per cent of its wood supply. Woolworths removed the products from its shelves only to return them weeks later without the claims about their environmental sustainability.
Complaints to the ACCC alleged that Woolworths was engaged in false and misleading conduct.
Similar article also appeared in Herald Sun
- Reuters - 19 March 2008
Title: Indonesia plays down mining threat to forests.
As long as this page is open your copy/paste functionality has been disabled. An Indonesian decree allowing mining companies to operate in tropical forests is unlikely to lead to massive deforestation, a forestry expert and government officials said on Tuesday arguing that mining had a limited impact. Krystof Obidzinski, a researcher with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), said historically mining had never been a significant contributor to deforestation.
"Definitely there's a danger and it's regrettable but on the overall schemes of things, as far as deforestation per se, we think it's not a major concern," he told a panel discussion on deforestation with foreign correspondents.
Similar articles also appeared in Gulf Times, Strait Times and Planet Ark
- Africa Science News Service - 14 March 2008
Title: Forests unprotected by poor govt policies
Unfair government policies fail to benefit poor people who live in the forests of many developing countries. Those same policies fail even to protect forests, according to a new study. "History shows us that the traditional model of 'scientific forestry' management focuses on maximizing profit for a few," said Anne M. Larson of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the study's other co-author. "Governments have the ability - and we would argue the obligation - to use these resources to combat poverty by first reexamining their forest policies."
- Inter Press Service News Agency - 10 March 2008
Title: Deforestation Causing More than Landslides
While conjecture remains over whether deforestation was to blame for the landslides and floods that killed dozens of people in Indonesia on Dec.26 last year, there appears to be a consensus regarding other consequences of forest destruction. But Frances Seymour, director general of the Indonesia-based Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), is non-committal regarding the role played by deforestation in the floods and landslides that hit Indonesia's most populous island in late 2007.
- Kompas - 21 February 2008
Title: Hutan Lindung dan Masyarakat
Banyak peraturan dikeluarkan pemerintah bukannya membuat keselamatan dan produktivitas rakyat terjamin, tetapi justru sebaliknya. Peneliti Cifor menyebutkan, selama tujuh tahun terakhir telah disahkan 500 lebih peraturan Menteri Kehutanan untuk mengurus hutan Indonesia. Dalam jangka yang sama, luas hutan menyusut 11,2 juta hektar. Yang paling bersorak tentu pelaku pertambangan. Sejak delapan tahun lalu, berbagai perusahaan tambang asing melakukan lobby hingga ancaman membawa Indonesia ke arbitrase internasional. Kontrak karya mereka terganjal status hutan lindung.
- Jakarta Post - 16 February 2008
Title: Australian journalism interns explore RI media landscape
During their meeting in Perth earlier this month, where the Indonesian and Australian foreign ministers signed the Lombok treaty, both spoke of the need for greater understanding of Indonesia in Australia and vice versa. Clare Rawlinson, second year journalism student at the University of South Australia, and intern at CIFOR, pointed out the effect that the program will have on Australian-Indonesia media relations. "Whether we stay here to work as journalists or we go home and work in the media, we now have an experience of the 'real' Indonesia, we have been submerged in the lifestyle and culture, and through our work in Australia we can pass on that knowledge," said Clare.
- Associated Press - 5 February 2008
Title: World Launches Talks on Forest PayoffsFew governments have the means or money to monitor their deforestation.
Land-rights disputes leave ownership of much forested land in question. Some environmentalists fear governments might push indigenous people out of newly protected forests - as they did when many national parks were created. "We need to have clear property rights so we know who owns these forests that we're paying not to convert," said Frances Seymour, head of the Center for International Forestry Research in Indonesia. "We need mechanisms to get (the funds) down to the local level so they are not just skimmed off at the top."
Similar articles in different title also appeared in Business Times, Yahoo News Singapore & Malaysia, Boston Globe, Intl Herald Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Examiner, New York Times, Washington Post, Fox News, ABC News, San Luis Obispo, Dayton Daily News, The Herald, Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, Santa Barbara News Ledger, Guardian and Southern Ledger.
- Bistandsaktuelt, Norway - 01 February 2008
Title: Vanskelig pengegalopp i unorsk terreng
Gamle tiltak om igjen? Førsteamanuensis Arild Angelsen ved Institutt for økonomi og ressursforvaltning, Universitetet for miljø og biovitenskap (UMB) på Ås er en av Norges fremste regnskogforskere, og har fulgt de mange skogfiaskoene på nært hold i en årrekke. Han var en av flere forfattere av rapporten «Do trees grow on money?», utgitt av anerkjente Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) i forbindelse med klimamøtet på Bali. Rapporten oppsummerer de komplekse årsakene til at verden ikke har klart å stoppe avskogingen.
Angelsen mener det er historieløst å fremstille regnskogvern som noe nytt og enkelt, og frykter at skogmilliardene ikke vil hjelpe dersom politikerne ikke lærer av feilene som er gjort.
- National Geographic - 30 January 2008
Title: Wild gorillas using 'weaponry'
In 2005, researchers reported the first documented use of tools among lowland gorillas in the wild, with photographs showing two female gorillas using sticks and stumps to test the depth of the water as they crossed a swamp in the Republic of the Congo. But there is no previous documentation of western gorillas using tools in an aggressive way, according to Sunderland Groves, who is now a visiting researcher with the Center for International Forestry Research based in Bogor, Indonesia.
Same article appear in San Diego Union Tribune
- Guinée-24 - 26 January 2008
Title: Le Ministre de l'agriculture en conclave avec le Projet Lamil
Ce vendredi 18 janvier, le Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'élevage, de l'environnement, des eaux et des forets a accorde une audience aux responsables du Projet LAMIL (L'amélioration des conditions de vie des populations). Un Projet qui a été mis en place en 2006 et qui s'achève en mars 2008.
- Financial Times - 16 January 2008
Title: World fears for Indonesia's forests
The crackdowns could be much better targeted, however, according to Frances Seymour, the head of the Indonesia-based Centre for International Forestry Research. "[They] tend to be focused on the little guy with the chainsaw and not the big guy with the bank account, so we need to be cautious about high profile crackdowns."
- Forksning - 8 January 2008
Title: Frykter liten effekt av regnskogmilliarder
Vern av regnskog preges så langt av mange mislykkede prosjekter, upålitelige data, grådighet og spill. Skal regnskogmilliardene komme til nytte er første steg å se på hva som har gått galt, skriver økonom og førsteamanuensis Arild Angelsen ved Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap (UMB) i denne kronikken. Jeg frykter at det blir lite effekt av regnskogmilliardene om en ikke har tungen beint i munnen. Her følger en fem punkts smørbrødsliste, basert på forskning om årsakene til avskogning, for hvordan Norge bør bruke milliardsatsingen på redusert avskogning og CO2-utslipp.
- Venue Mice Magazine, Indonesia - 7 January 2008
Title: Berjuang, Jalan-jalan, dan Membeli Musik
British Council, Pusat Penelitian Kehutanan Antarbangsa (Cifor), dan WWF Indonesia yang mengumpulkan 34 anak muda itu dalam program Asian Young Leader Climate Forum(AYLCF) pada 3-14 Desember 2007 di Bogor, Jawa Barat. Kegiatan paralel dengan pelaksanaan COP 13 United Nation Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) di Bali. "Ini merupakan bentuk dukungan kami terhadap upaya mitigasi perubahan iklim," kata Direktur Learning and Creativity British Council, Christopher Palmer, pada acara pembukaan AYLCF di Bogor, Senin. "Dan ini bukan pekerjaan sehari, bicara masa depan, pemuda harus di depan," lanjutnya.
- Suara Pembaruan - 4 January 2008
Title: Saatnya Remaja Peduli Lingkungan
SMA Mardi Yuwana Bogor pun mengampanyekan isu global warming. Stan sekolah itu dipenuhi boneka dari pelepah pisang, kertas daur ulang, tas dari rotan, biobag dari serat daun singkong, pupuk dari daun kering, hingga tong sampah yang dibagi menjadi tiga yaitu sampah kertas, plastik, dan kaleng. Bekerja sama dengan Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), kelompok beranggotakan enam siswa kelas 3 IPA itu ingin melakukan sesuatu yang nyata. Bukti tindakan nyata itu adalah mereka mewajibkan peserta Latihan Dasar Kepemimpinan membawa satu pohon.
"Alasan kami bekerjasama dengan CIFOR adalah jangkauan global yang dimiliki CIFOR. Selain itu komitmen CIFOR dalam menjadikan enam hektar tanah di Bogor sebagai hutan," tutur ketua kelompok, Miranta.
- Stabroek News - 4 January 2008
Title: The Bali Road Map and its implications for Guyana
The Centre for International Forestry Research, CIFOR, which has been entrusted with a global mandate to examine and reduce the risks associated with climate change mitigation and adaptation policies, especially where they threaten those least able to afford them, such as poor rural communities who heavily rely on forest, is stepping up its investment in climate change and forest research with the 2007 launch of its Climate Change and Forests Initiative. This initiative embraces two strands of the Centre's globally mandated research: adaptation and climate change; and, mitigation and climate change. The former looks at how governments and communities can improve the ability of forests to adapt to climate change. The latter examines how forests can best be managed to reduce carbon emissions and at the same time improve the well-being of poor communities that depend on the forests, partly or wholly, for their livelihoods. With the right research informing policy making, sustainable forest management can safeguard existing community livelihoods while generating new income possibilities through compensated avoided deforestation.
- Jakarta Post- 2 January 2008
Title: Time to get serious in the global fight against climate change
Global attention to climate change issues, including in Indonesia, hit a new high in 2007 after leading climate scientists bombarded the public with a string of reports describing the evidence for human-induced climate change as "unequivocal". The Center for International Forestry Research has predicted that developing nations could reap between $2.3 billion and $23 billion per year from avoiding deforestation under the REDD scheme.
- International Forest Industries Magazine - January 2008
Title: Forestry factors finally rate a mention.
The vital document tabled in Bali in response to this issue was a study by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), which warned that the new push to "reduce emissions
from deforestation and degradation," known by the acronym REDD, was in danger because of a routine failure to grasp the root causes of deforestation. The study sought to link what was known about the underlying causes of the loss of 13 Mha of forest each year to the promise - and potential pitfalls - of REDD schemes. CIFOR found that there was ample opportunity to reduce carbon emissions if financial incentives were sufficient enough to flip political and economic realities that cause deforestation, according to the research groups website.
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