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EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visitAnge Aboa

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

By Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

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FAO highlights solutions to deforestation

FAO highlights solutions to deforestation

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FAO, GEF team up to make forest data more transparent, accessible and available

FAO, GEF team up to make forest data more transparent, accessible and available

14 Nov 2019

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Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

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New VR technology to make SA forestry chainsaw training safer

11 Sep 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

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Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Samantha Choles 10 Jun 2019

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Radisson Blu forms three-way partnership to enhance sustainable forest management in Zambia

7 Jun 2019

What Cameroon can teach others about managing community forests

What Cameroon can teach others about managing community forests

Serge Mandiefe Piabuo, Divine Foundjem Tita and Peter A Minang 17 Apr 2019

CIFOR, AFR100 partner to ensure sustainable landscape restoration in Africa

CIFOR, AFR100 partner to ensure sustainable landscape restoration in Africa

28 Mar 2019

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

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Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

6 Jul 2018

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Aida Cuní Sanchez 15 Jun 2018

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Repositioning family farming in global agriculture

Ntswaki Motaung 14 Jun 2018

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

8 Jun 2018

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

Philippe Vaast 21 May 2018

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More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

18 May 2018

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New practical guidelines to promote more transparent, pro-poor forest concessions

14 May 2018

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

8 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

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Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

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Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Julie C. Aleman 12 Apr 2018

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9 Apr 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

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Kenya launches pan-African skills development programme in agriculture sector

13 Mar 2018

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FAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

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26 Feb 2018

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FAO highlights solutions to deforestation

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14 Nov 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

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AgricultureNew VR technology to make SA forestry chainsaw training safer

11 Sep 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

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Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

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Samantha Choles 10 Jun 2019

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7 Jun 2019

What Cameroon can teach others about managing community forests

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Serge Mandiefe Piabuo, Divine Foundjem Tita and Peter A Minang 17 Apr 2019

CIFOR, AFR100 partner to ensure sustainable landscape restoration in Africa

AgricultureCIFOR, AFR100 partner to ensure sustainable landscape restoration in Africa

28 Mar 2019

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

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Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

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6 Jul 2018

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

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Aida Cuní Sanchez 15 Jun 2018

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AgricultureRepositioning family farming in global agriculture

Ntswaki Motaung 14 Jun 2018

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

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How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

AgricultureHow planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

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18 May 2018

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AgricultureNew practical guidelines to promote more transparent, pro-poor forest concessions

14 May 2018

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

AgricultureChallenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

8 May 2018

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3 May 2018

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AgricultureInnovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

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AgriculturePapers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

AgricultureDeforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Julie C. Aleman 12 Apr 2018

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

AgricultureEco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

AgricultureSustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

AgricultureDisasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

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1 Feb 2018

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Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

AgricultureMondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

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11 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

AgricultureBamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

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Isaiah Esipisu 22 Nov 2017

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

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