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• Life history traits predict the response to increased light among 33 tropical rainforest tree species
  Focaliresearcher, Tropical forests
  Article by Focali researcher Malin Gustafsson and her colleagues Gustafsson L, Alloysius D, Falck J, Yap S, Karlsson A, Ilstedt U. Also read Focali blog and ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/life-history-traits-predict-the-response-to-increased-light-among-33-tropical-rainforest-tree-species
  
• Agricultural commodity consumption and trade responsible for over 40% of tropical deforestation
  Climate Change, Deforestation, Deforestation drivers, Focali, Land-use, Landscapes, Tropical forests
  This new Focali brief is written by Martin Persson, Sabine Henders and Thomas Kastner and is mainly based on their article: Trading forests: land-use change ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/agricultural-commodity-consumption-and-trade-responsible-for-over-40-of-tropical-deforestation
  
• Carbon sequestration in tropical forests and water: a critical look at the basis for commonly used generalizations
  Carbon sequestration, Focaliresearcher, REDD, Tropical forests, Water
  An article written by Focali reseacher Anders Malmer et. al. and it is published in Global Change Biology.
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/carbon-sequestration-in-tropical-forests-and-water-a-critical-look-at-the-basis-for-commonly-used-generalizations
  
• Brighter outlook for the rainforest?
  Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Deforestation, Focaliresearcher, Restoration, Tropical forests
  Focali member Martin Persson, in the studio when the Swedish Radio show Klotet reports on positive development of rain forest restoration in Costa Rica. ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/news/brighter-outlook-for-rainforest
  
• Focali-SIANI policy brief on the key to successful partnerships with forest communities
  Focali, Focaliresearcher, Land rights, Tropical forests
  Focali member Torsten Krause has written a policy brief within Focali’s thematic collaboration with SIANI. In the policy brief “Building partnerships with ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/focali-siani-policy-brief-on-the-key-to-successful-partnerships-with-forest-communities
  
• New PLOS collection: Measuring forest conservation effectiveness
  Conservation, Focaliresearcher, REDD, Tropical forests
  Scholars and practitioners have repeatedly called for more and better impact evaluation of conservation policies. This new PLOS collection of articles ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/new-plos-collection-measuring-forest-conservation-effectiveness
  
• Javier Godar
  Deforestation, Deforestation drivers, Land-use, Rural development, Tropical forests
  Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/researchers/forskararkiv/javier-godar
  
• REDD+ and Tenure: A Review of the Latest Developments in Research, Implementation and Public Policy Debates
  Deforestation, Focaliresearcher, Global REDD-instruments, REDD and Poverty, Tropical forests
  Four Focali members co-wrote chapter in the newly published book "Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa".
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/redd-and-tenure-a-review-of-the-latest-developments-in-research-implementation-and-public-policy-debates
  
• IUCN Call for papers: Enhancing food security through forest landscape restoration
  Deforestation, Landscapes, Mitigation, Tropical forests
  The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has issued a call for papers which provide empirical and scientific evidence of how forest ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/news/iucn-call-for-papers-enhancing-food-security-through-forest-landscape-restoration
  
• New study on photosynthetic capacity of tropical trees
  Ecosystem services, Focaliresearcher, Photosynthesis, Tropical forests
  Göran Wallin and Johan Uddling with collegues gets published in Oecologia.
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/new-study-on-photosynthetic-capacity-of-tropical-trees
  
• Have Brazil’s deforestation policies hit the limits of their effectiveness?
  Deforestation, Focaliresearcher, Forests, Tropical forests
  In a SEI news story Focali researchers Toby Gardner and Javier Godar describe their findings from a study on Brazil's deforestation.
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/news/have-brazil2019s-deforestation-policies-hit-the-limits-of-their-effectiveness
  
• A method for calculating a land-use change carbon footprint (LUC-CFP) for agricultural commodities – applications to Brazilian beef and soy, Indonesian palm oil
  Deforestation, Deforestation drivers, Focaliresearcher, Methodologies, Tropical forests
  New article: Focali researchers Martin Persson and Sabine Henders gets published in Global Change Biology.
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/a-method-for-calculating-a-land-use-change-carbon-footprint-luc-cfp-for-agricultural-commodities-2013-applications-to-brazilian-beef-and-soy-indonesian-palm-oil
  
• Toby Gardner
  Biodiversity, Knowledge exchange, Policy, Sustainability Science, Tropical forests
  Research fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/researchers/forskararkiv/toby-gardner
  
• Have Brazil’s deforestation policies hit the limits of their effectiveness?
  Deforestation, Focaliresearcher, Forests, Tropical forests
  In a SEI news story Focali researchers Toby Gardner and Javier Godar describe their findings from a study on Brazil's deforestation.
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/have-brazils-deforestation-policies-hit-the-limits
  
• Focali researchers Martin Persson and Sabine Henders get published in Global Change Biology
  Deforestation, Deforestation drivers, Focaliresearcher, Forests, Methodologies, Tropical forests
  Martin Persson, Sabine Henders and Christel Cederberg's research gets published in Global Change Biology.
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/news/focali-researcher-martin-gets-published-in-global-change-biology
  
• New Era in the Fight Against Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Opportunities to Improve Policy Effectiveness
  Conservation, Deforestation, Focaliresearcher, Landscapes, Tropical forests
  In a new policy brief from SEI Focali researchers Javier Godar and Toby Gardner look at why deforestation policies in Brazil, after a decade of success, are ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/new-era-in-the-fight-against-deforestation-in-the-brazilian-amazon-opportunities-to-improve-policy-effectiveness
  
• Restoring dipterocarp rainforest diversity - tree regeneration, life-history traits and the light factor
  Biodiversity, Dissertation, Focaliresearcher, Restoration, Tropical forests
  Focalimember Malin Gustafsson defended her PhD thesis at Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in October. ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/restoring-dipterocarp-rainforest-diversity-tree-regeneration-life-history-traits-and-the-light-factor
  
• Ulrik Ilstedt
  Biodiversity, Carbon sequestration, Tropical forests, Water
  Associate Professor, Forest Ecology and Management, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå.
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/researchers/forskararkiv/ulrik-ilstedt
  
• Climate Sensitivity of Tropical Trees Along an Elevation Gradient in Rwanda
  Carbon sequestration, Climate Change, Focaliresearcher, Forests, Photosynthesis, Transpiration, Tropical forests
  New study from Rwandan researchers together with Focaliresearchers Johan Uddling and Göran Wallin on climate sensitivity of tropical trees along an elevation ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/climate-sensitivity-of-tropical-trees-along-an-elevation-gradient-in-rwanda
  
• Reflections on participatory monitoring
  Blog, Focaliresearcher, Seminar, Tropical forests
  Focali researcher Torsten Krause shares his thoughts after participating in an International Seminar on Participatory Monitoring for the Management of ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/blog/archive/reflections-on-participatory-monitoring
  
• Trading Forests: Quantifying the Contribution of Global Commodity Markets to Emissions from Tropical Deforestation
  Deforestation, Deforestation drivers, Focaliresearcher, International Trade, Tropical forests
  Focali researchers release working paper "Trading Forests: Quantifying the Contribution of Global Commodity Markets to Emissions from Tropical Deforestation" ...
  http://focali.se.zope.sizeit.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/trading-forests-quantifying-the-contribution-of-global-commodity-markets-to-emissions-from-tropical-deforestation