If agroforestry has, indeed, come of age, as claimed by the organizers of the World Congress of Agroforestry 2009, then this event promises to be an especially appropriate ceremony to mark the occasion. With a thematic focus on the “future of global land use,” the congress will be jointly hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre [...]
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Several years ago, scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), along with several other intergovernmental organizations, were invited by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to offer advice on how a post-Kyoto accord could foster the reduction of carbon emissions from deforestation. CIFOR’s response to that call and subsequent contributions [...]
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