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Protecting habitat, preserving heritage at the Karaawaimin Taawa
In Guyana’s remote South Rupununi region, which abuts the northern border of the Brazilian Amazon, there’s a mountain range that’s…
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Empowering women through sustainable wildlife management: Meet Kim Spencer
When Kim Spencer, an Indigenous woman in Guyana’s isolated South Rupununi region, was 16 years old, she joined the South…
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Amazonian peatlands – up close
“This is peat,” says researcher Kristell Hergoualc’h, pointing to an area of dark, moist soil on the ground composed of…
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OECMs: An opportunity to turn ‘coercive conservation’ upside down
People blindness is a long-standing critique leveled at conservation initiatives that historically valued plants and animals more than human rights.…
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TreesAdapt platform launched at GLF
A new platform has been launched to help develop, implement and manage adaptation solutions in a drastically changing climate through…
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Do climate pledges rely too much on tree planting?
Countries worldwide have pledged to plant millions of hectares of trees to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, but many of…
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Bridging the information gap
Millions of people in Africa have been affected this year alone by drought, severe weather and flooding, but farmers lack…
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COP 27 leaders urged to kick-start restoration of soil ecosystems
The first-ever Food Systems Pavilion to be featured at a UN Climate Change Conference represents an enormous opportunity to ensure…
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Inseparable in Indonesia: Forests, finance and development planning
In a statement at COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo made a commitment that the country’s forest…
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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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