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How transport infrastructure is influencing deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
Recent studies estimate that nearly two million hectares of primary forests in the Peruvian Amazon have been deforested in the…
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Leading women in sustainable wildlife management: Meet Guyana’s ecotourism entrepreneurs
With its rolling savannahs, breathtaking mountains, therapeutic waterfalls, and rich biodiversity, Guyana’s Rupununi is one of the country’s most sought-after…
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From sustainable forest management to restoration
Two years ago, COVID was keeping us all in our houses, and I had time to think. Perhaps that’s what…
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Measuring impact to improve conservation results
As the second most heavily forested Amazonian country, Peru has attracted a steady stream of programmes aimed at reducing greenhouse…
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Leading women in sustainable wildlife management: Meet Lorrie Thomas
Waking at 3 am to monitor the beaches and paddling with her husband for water lilies and duckweed – favourite foods…
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Why context is critical when it comes to deforestation
When choosing how to reduce deforestation, decision makers face a wide set of policy options: do we increase enforcement and…
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Bringing science to public policy on REDD+
Government officials who make public policy increasingly seek to base their decisions on scientific evidence — but the information they…
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Toucans, tapir and tortoises: Revealing the biological riches of southern Guyana
“In the hushed pre-dawn darkness, the first sounds of daylight begin to filter through the forest understory. As the trees…
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New tools and knowledge for monitoring peatlands in Peru
Peruvian peatlands play a major role as immense carbon reservoirs. As such, actions for their conservation, sustainable management and restoration…
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Doing better than ‘Do no harm’
The climate crisis is leading to greater interest from countries and companies in forest-based solutions, such as the framework for…
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