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  • Knowledge | National Timber Yield Tables for Mahogany

    01.17.12

    Accurate conversion factors for standing timber and export grade sawn wood are crucial for the effective implementation of the CITES convention. With technical assistance from Intercooperation and PROFOR's FLEG team, Guatemala has developed national yield tables and volumetric conversion factors for mahogany.

  • Field Notes | Record Gold Prices Drive Deforestation in Peruvian Amazon

    04.20.11

    A new study published in the online journal PLoS ONE establishes a strong link between rising gold prices, mercury imports and deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.

  • Field Notes | How would you tackle Madre de Dios?

    02.02.11

    As the UN celebrated today the launch of the International Year of Forests, a story in The Telegraph popped on our screens with stark images of deforestation and pollution in Peru.

  • Knowledge | Strengthening Forest Governance in Peru - Phase II

    09.30.10

    Building on a previous FLEG program implemented by IUCN/TRAFFIC/VERIFOR ( the Forest Governance and Transparency in the Amazon Region project in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru), PROFOR supported efforts to promote national forest stakeholder networks and boost their participation in policy dialogue and good governance in Peru.
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