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  • Kenya Agroforestry Project Promises Transparency

    Nov 27, 2024, 3:00 pm By Stewart Mior
    The Western Block Carbon Project ????  Kenya’s agriculture sector isn’t just the breadbasket; it’s the whole pantry—serving up 60% of the country’s income, employing millions, and exporting like a boss. But here’s the twist: it’s also riding the…
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  • Kenya Agroforestry Project Promises Transparency ????????

    Nov 27, 2024, 3:00 pm By Stewart Mior
    The Western Block Carbon Project ????  Kenya’s agriculture sector isn’t just the breadbasket; it’s the whole pantry—serving up 60% of the country’s income, employing millions, and exporting like a boss. But here’s the twist: it’s also riding the…
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  • Empowering Women to Restore Africa’s Degraded Lands ????♀️

    Nov 27, 2024, 10:28 am By Stewart Mior
    This article by  Mercy Mulanga, Caroline Njiru and Christine Mboya originally appeared on the World Resources Institute website. Kingasunye Naiguta remembers the vast Mau Forest that used to cover her home of Narok County in southwestern Kenya when she…
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  • The Battle for Scotland's Forests ????????????????????????????????

    Nov 26, 2024, 4:27 pm By Stewart Mior
    Scotland is in the middle of an epic, cinematic battle of legendary proportions, in spite of being terribly outnumbered and having all the odds against them... It is a battle indeed—against deforestation and climate change. And its weapon of choice? Trees…
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  • Citizen Scientists Aiding Species Conservation Efforts ????

    Nov 26, 2024, 10:39 am By Stewart Mior
    This article by Mahima Samraik originally appeared in Mongabay. More than 100,000 Australian citizen scientists are contributing crucial biodiversity data about species at risk, helping improve conservation efforts in ways that can enhance IUCN Red List…
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  • New Open-Source Global Planted Forest Dataset????????

    Nov 25, 2024, 12:04 pm By Stewart Mior
    91 Countries, 447 Species ???????? A recent study by Richardson et al. (2024) has taken on the daunting task of mapping out all timber plantations worldwide, breaking down planted forests species by species. Incredibly daunting, for sure—but why? Why map out…
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  • Interview: Alexander Watson of OpenForests' explorer.land ????️

    Nov 20, 2024, 2:00 pm By Stewart Mior
    Alexander Watson’s explorer.land is revolutionizing how we tell the stories behind nature-based projects. This innovative geospatial platform blends satellite imagery, drone data, and geolocated updates to create an interactive map that doesn’t just track…
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  • The Air We Breathe: Interview with Sachit Mahajan ????

    Oct 9, 2024, 10:37 am By Stewart Mior
    In an age where environmental concerns are becoming more urgent, citizen-centric projects like Soc-IoT are helping everyday people play an active role in monitoring and protecting their surroundings. Air pollution, in particular, affects millions globally, yet…
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  • Inequality in Tropical Forest Data Collection

    Sep 25, 2024, 2:53 pm By Stewart Mior
    Unequal Access, Unequal Rewards: The Forgotten Data Collectors in Tropical Forest Research Data on tropical forests is crucial for scientific research, government policies, and the lucrative carbon credits market. Yet, those who collect this data—often local…
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  • Data Fixers: The Scientific Method of Investigating Deforestation

    Sep 6, 2024, 2:40 pm By Stewart Mior
    Explore how Data Fixers uses data journalism to enhance transparency and challenge the status quo in Brazil. Data Journalism? If the term "data-journalism" makes your eyes glaze over, you're not alone. Critics of the trendy new internet movement argue that it…
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