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The Liberian government has secretly given the country’s loggers a US$13 million tax break, subsidising companies at the expense of the country and forest communities. International NGOs Global Witness and Tropenbos International say the move has undone 15 years of reform. Signed by Liberia’s Pr

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Soil , Water / 11/22/2017

As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear

Kamran Reza Chowdhury Salinisation of freshwater near Sundarbans leading to mangrove forests and spelling the end of an ecosystem that was heavy with sweet water vegetation and fish Environmentalists have consistently warned that climate change would adversely affect the world’s largest mangrove

Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 11/16/2017

Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way

Noel D Preece and Penny van Oosterzee Eastern Australia ranks alongside these in the top 10 of the world’s major deforestation fronts – the only one in a developed nation. When you think of devastating deforestation and extinction you usually think of the Amazon, Borneo and the Congo. But east

Aid , Biodiversity , Climate , Featured , Forests , Sustainable Development , Videos / 11/10/2017

Maldives planning to convert mangroves forest to an airport

Maldives, one of the most vulnerable to climate change is planning to convert mangrove forests that protected against the 2004 devastating tsunami into an airport; while receiving millions of dollars from climate funds. The island of Kulhudhuffushi hosts the 7th largest mangrove in the Maldives. I

Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Videos / 11/09/2017

Mangroves vanishing: Is COP 23 listening?

Despite being the fastest disappearing forest ecosystems world wide, the vanishing of mangrove forest ecosystems has not received much public attention, nor in climate talks. According to a 2014 report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), mangroves are being destroyed at a rate that is

Biodiversity , Climate , Forests / 11/03/2017

Deep in the jungle, scientists explore the links between the Congo and climate change

Daniel Grossman Two researchers are working on separate projects to try to better understand how the Congo rainforest, second in size only to the Amazon, will respond to climate change — and in turn, impact climate change. The town of Yangambi, about 60 miles west of the Democratic Republic of Con

Climate , Forests , Human Rights / 11/03/2017

There is a need for a stronger tribal voice at COP 23

Survival International is calling for greater recognition from world leaders for tribal peoples’ crucial role in protecting the environment, ahead of the COP 23 conference in Bonn, Germany. The conference, which takes place between November 6 and November 17, is a follow up to the groundbreakin

Aid , Climate , Forests , Sustainable Development / 10/30/2017

Climate finance failing on forest protection

Lou Del Bello Climate finance, while efficient in sectors such as renewable energy, is not effective in protecting increasingly threatened forests or the rights of their inhabitants, a new report shows. “It’s just so much easier to put money into wind farms,” Charlotte Streck, di

Food , Forests , Governance , Sustainable Development / 09/24/2017

Niyamgiri tribe revive wild harvests after Vedanta victory, India

Abhijit Mohanty Judicious use of wild uncultivated foods and revival of indigenous crops are helping the Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri to boost food security beyond their successful campaign against mining giant Vedanta The Dongria Kondhs of Odisha, one of India’s vulnerable tribal groups, have

Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Forests , Human Rights / 09/08/2017

Goldminers “massacre” uncontacted Amazon Indians in Brazil

Public prosecutors in Brazil have opened an investigation after reports that illegal goldminers in a remote Amazon river have massacred “more than ten” members of an uncontacted tribe. If confirmed, this means up to a fifth of the entire tribe have been wiped out. Two goldminers have been

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