This Initiative is Paying Farmers and Ranchers to Combat Amazon Deforestation
Written by: Sibélia Zanon
Establishing economic value for the service of preserving native vegetation and creating a new source of income for rural producers. These are the objectives of Conserv, a private initiative launched in October by the Brazil-based Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) in...
Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, and Paraguay Join Battle Against Marine Plastic Pollution
Written by: Kimberly White
Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, and Paraguay have joined the battle against marine plastic pollution this week at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, Kenya.
The three nations joined the UN Environment Programme’s Clean Seas campaign.
Launched in...
3 Ways Colombians Are Making an Income While Restoring the Amazon Rainforest
Written by: Victoria Masterson
The bioeconomy is becoming big business in Colombia.
By protecting and restoring the Amazon rainforest – and cultivating some of its 80,000 plant species – communities are replacing work that once relied on deforestation.
Here, we detail three businesses in Colombia that are...
Amazon fires are causing glaciers in the Andes to melt even faster
Written by: Matthew Harris
If you have turned on a TV or read the news during the past few months, you have probably heard of the widespread fires that wrought havoc on the Amazon rainforest this year. Fires occur in the rainforest every year, but...
Chile’s Waste Bus Changes Throw-Away Societies
Written by: Alex Kirby
If the climate crisis keeps you awake at night, the impact of what we casually throw away is sure to have you worried: it makes global heating a lot worse. But Chile’s waste bus is managing to change behaviour in a...
Chile President Sebastián Piñera Launches COP25 Climate Summit
Written by: Kimberly White
On Thursday, April 11th, President Sebastián Piñera launched the COP25 climate change summit. Chile will be the host of the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference this December.
President Piñera called for tougher and more ambitious steps to be taken to combat...
New Institutional Arrangements in Climate Mitigation Programs Show Promise in Peruvian Amazon
Courtesy of Forests News
Written by: Julie Mollins
Indigenous federations and the Peruvian government are confronting obstacles caused by conflicts over land-tenure rights to implement effective climate mitigation programs, raising hopes that their innovative collaborative approach could be replicated in other regions, scientists say.
Efforts to introduce REDD+ programs (Reducing...
How Mexico City is Embracing Biodiversity
Courtesy of Landscape News
Written by: Ming Chun Tang
Wildlife and greenery aren’t Mexico City’s calling cards.
But while the world’s fifth-largest metropolis is home to more than 21 million people, it’s also grounds for nearly 4,000 species of flora and fauna, and some 15 percent of its total area consists of national...
Chile Joins the Plastics Pact Network
Written by: Kimberly White
Chile has taken another step forward in their battle against plastic pollution. In April, the Plastics Pact network welcomed its first Latin American Plastics Pact: El Pacto Chileno de los Plásticos.
Within the past year, the Plastics Pact Network has seen...
Farmers in Honduras and Costa Rica Learn Alternative to Slashing and Burning Rainforests
Written by: Stephanie Manuzak
Rainforests are an important defense against climate change because they absorb carbon. But many are being destroyed on a massive scale.
In the tropics, farmers often slash and burn forests to clear fertile land for crops. The practice involves cutting down vegetation...
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How Children are Helping to Make Their Families More Eco-friendly – New Research
Written by: Shaheen Hosany, Hongwei He, and Sameer Hosany
The UN climate change panel IPCC has warned that 2030 is our deadline for halving global carbon emissions to prevent...
Vertical Farming – Is This the Future of Agriculture?
Written by: Victoria Masterson
Shipping containers, underground tunnels and abandoned mine shafts are not obvious venues for growing food. Yet many such spaces are being...