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Is simplicity always best?
“We humans want to see everything as simple, little and ‘square’,” says Chris Martius, principal climate scientist of the Center…
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Now the IPCC knows it too, climate change can’t be solved without rights
Yesterday, the day before Indigenous Day, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) included indigenous rights in its Special…
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Use it, don’t lose it!
“Food in the Anthropocene represents one of the greatest health and environmental challenges of the 21st century,” begins the EAT-Lancet…
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Governing our “greater good” in challenging times
Lima, Peru- Lima’s Pontificia Universidad Católica, opened its doors today as hosts of the 17th International Association for the Study…
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25% of world’s surface can be better protected with rights
The math is simple: about 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions are connected with land use, and the traditional territories…
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Adjust the sail of Rights to brave the climate storm, urge GLF delegates
Bonn(22 June 2019) –Forests are home to 1.6 billion people and provide ecosystem services such as fresh water and clean…
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‘Evaluation must be done’
Scientists attending the U.N. Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland, discussed potential solutions to…
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Peatlands: Re-wet to protect climate
Germany – In recent years the role of peatlands in landscape restoration has come under renewed scrutiny as scientists seek…
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Gender equality vital part of forest-based climate action, says CIFOR scientist at COP24
KATOWICE, Poland — Failing to address gender equality in forest- and tree-based climate initiatives can have negative implications for gender…
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Wild meat for today and tomorrow
Worldwide, the meat of wild animals is sought after for a range of reasons. In remote rural communities, it is…
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