Building resilience through innovations in northern Cameroon
When late rains, sudden floods and unexpected dry spells after sowing threatened her groundnut harvest – and with it her…
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Not all carbon credits are created equal
Carbon credits—intended to represent greenhouse gas reductions or removals—have become a prominent tool in the global response to the climate…
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10 key themes Brazil is placing at the core of the COP30 agenda
Read this article in Spanish. As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in Belém this November, the country is laying out a…
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Restoration starts at home: Training couples to heal land and livelihoods
Successfulforestand land restoration just might begin at home, according to a recent experience in trainingmarried couples to work togetherwithin their…
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Regulating global trade without harming agroforestry farms?
Globally traded commodities that can be grown in forest-like agricultural systems —known as agroforestry— have long been part of the…
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Wait, what?! Why is there an international climate conference in the Amazon?
Why would world leaders fly thousands of kilometres to the heart of the Amazon for a climate conference? In this…
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4 things to know about the COP in the Amazon
For the first time in history, the world’s largest climate conference is heading to the heart of the Amazon. From…
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Cool forests: Nature’s air conditioning system
As we confront the sobering reality that 2024 marked the first year global temperatures exceeded the 1.5 °C threshold established…
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A climate conference in Azerbaijan—the “homeland” of oil extraction
This year, the annual 29th Conference of the Parties to the landmark UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP29)…
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Who are the actors leading climate action in Cameroon’s northern regions?
“Rainfall is becoming a rarity—arriving late and departing far too soon,” said Bakari Robert, CEO of MIDIMA, as he recounts the…
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Renewable energy from charcoal: A response to the challenge
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), charcoal is a vital resource. It’s mostly used by households for cooking, and…
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From Singapore to Sumatra: Netting insights for community-based mangrove restoration
Indonesia has the world’s largest mangrove area—about a fifth of the planet’s. Sumatra, the second-largest Indonesian island by mangrove area,…
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