Stories of Change
Perhaps that holds true for technology, but what about traditional knowledge of the natural environment? Does that still reside in the dark ages?...
Stories of Change
There is a rather pragmatic school of thought called punctuated equilibrium, which suggests society is capable of real change only when disaster...
Stories of Change
RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests has new online home: a one-stop shop for clear information about community forestry in Asia and the...
Stories of Change
When local people have access to forests, they have a variety of benefits. In many cases, these benefits are at the subsistence level. Using forest...
Stories of Change
Riding along a rural highway in the beautiful mountains of northeastern Lao PDR in February of 2007, I admired the view and delightedly imagined the...
Stories of Change
The mild success of Cancun provided a great advance for the world’s foresters: global attention. But with this attention comes responsibility. From...
Stories of Change
It was an admirable coup for political will in reaching a deal, but a failure where it really mattered – controlling carbon emissions. I confess that...
Stories of Change
The optimists have it. Cancun is officially a success. But is it really worth a standing ovation? In fact, this conference was a masterstroke of...
Stories of Change
Jane Goodall couldn’t make it to Cancun. Instead she sent the greeting call of a chimpanzee to reverberate around a hall full of senior diplomats,...