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SPOTLIGHT ON | | Fighting for forest frogs |
| |  Nineteen species of frogs native to Sri Lanka have gone extinct due to continuing habitat loss essentially caused by smallholder farming and logging.
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| Reducing greenhouse gas emissions |
| | Deforestation and forest degradation contribute up to 20% of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.
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ON THE GROUND | | Planning for the future in Sudan |
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| | Refugees need many natural resources to help them rebuild a life, albeit a temporary one.
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 | | Illegal logging and the illegal timber trade cost billions of dollars in lost revenue every year and cause widespread environmental damage.
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United Nations Forum on Forests
20 April - 1 May 2009, New York, US
 The forum promotes the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests.
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Books
Adapting to global
change:
Mediterranean
forests
 Overview of Mediter-ranean forest conservation and management challenges posed by climate change.
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Making REDD work for the poor
How the design of Reduce Emissions for Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)could infuence its poverty implications.
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How to stop biofuel crops becoming invasive
Experts have come up with a series of tips for biofuel producers to stop biofuel crops becoming invasive species.
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