South Africa
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News & Events | Forest Day 5 in Durban, South Africa
12.13.11Forest Day 5 was held in Durban, South Africa on 4 December 2011, to coincide with climate change talks. Read related content and speeches.
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Field Notes | Notes from a muthi market
12.02.11A few minutes’ drive from the COP 17 convention center, traders and healers are hard at work processing and selling bark, roots, tubers and animal parts endowed with medicinal and magic powers. The 50 or so stalls at the thriving outdoor market in Durban’s Victoria Street Market area, are a graphic reminder of the millions of people who depend on informal activities and “free” resources from dry forests and woodlands.
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Field Notes | "Climate-Smart Agriculture" in South Africa
09.14.11Agroforestry and landscape restoration featured prominently among the "climate-smart agriculture" solutions that were discussed this week at an African Ministerial conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Knowledge | Building Local Democracy Through Natural Resources Interventions
10.31.08Choose carefully when you design forestry projects. Choices of local partners influence the formation and consolidation of local democracy by affecting representation, citizenship, and the public domain.
