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Mon 7:56pm ByIllegal placer gold mining along the scenic Indus River in the area of Nizampur, District Nowshera,…Historic land win for Ecuador’s Siekopai sets precedent for other Indigenous groups
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Mon 7:07am ByMario Rene Xol used to enjoy life in Aldea Tierra Negra, an Indigenous village bordering the…Togo monkey seizure turns spotlight on illicit wildlife trafficking from DR Congo
Mon 5:53am ByLUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo — On Dec. 2, Togolese authorities intercepted 38…How will we know when local communities benefit from carbon offset schemes? (commentary)
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Jan 5, 2024, 10:51 am ByThis is the second article in our five-part series on forest carbon credits and the voluntary…Conservation ‘setback’ looms as Nepal opens protected areas to hydropower projects
Jan 5, 2024, 10:17 am ByKATHMANDU — The Nepali government has approved a controversial proposal allowing the construction…‘No end in sight’ for potential of conservation tech: Q&A with Megan Owen
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Jan 4, 2024, 10:01 am ByDUBAI — It was Sara Olsvig’s love of ice that brought her to the desert of Dubai for the 2023…False claims of U.N. backing see Indigenous groups cede forest rights for sketchy finance
Jan 4, 2024, 9:12 am ByReporting for this story was supported by the Dom Phillips Grant of the Rainforest Journalism Fund…Extreme drought in western Pará pushes family farmers into agroforestry
Jan 4, 2024, 5:17 am ByJURUTI, Pará — As we approach the airport in Santarém, Pará, astonishment echoes loudly…Sumatra coffee farmers brew natural fertilizer as inflation bites
Jan 3, 2024, 9:57 pm ByBATUTEGI FOREST, Indonesia — Like millions of small farmers across Indonesia, Sri Atmiatun’s…Beyond the myths: Anthropologist Alison Richard on Madagascar’s environmental realities and future
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Jan 3, 2024, 3:32 pm ByIn the more than 10 years since Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe signed a 2011 treaty…Forest carbon credits and the voluntary market: A solution or a distraction?
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