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Paradise runs out of water

By: Faisal Raza Khan on April 11th, 2012

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The Kashmir mountains are a beautful setting, but the impacts of climate change are beginning to be felt as the water seems to be drying up.

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Persuasion, prison and hard cash: how Nigeria is halting rainforest loss

By: Armsfree Ajanaku on April 11th, 2012

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With the feisty lyrics of American rap legend Tupac pumping out of the car stereo, 36-year-old Steve Okoikpi manoeuvres his only-slightly ageing Mercedes Benz through sharp bends on the road. The destination is Akasanko, a forest community of about 500 people in the outskirts of Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. Cross River lies [...]

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Mighty agro-lobby threatens reforestation of Amazon

By: Lorenzo Morales on April 2nd, 2012

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Brazil has dramatically slowed down the rate of Amazon deforestation in the past six years. But restoring the swathes of rainforest is another huge challenge – and one that is meeting powerful political opposition.

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Reporter’s diary: forest journalists cover the globe

By: Ramesh Prasad Bhushal on December 15th, 2011

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Nepalese journalist Ramesh Bhushal reflects on what his trip to cover the UN climate change conference in Durban means for his future reporting on forests, climate and water.

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Postcard from Durban: Greener football and tree-preneurs

By: Mike Shanahan on December 14th, 2011

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Busisiwe Ndlela was radiant when I met her yesterday. Just this month, and with money she earned selling tiny trees, she has bought a new cupboard and an electric stove and she is proud as can be. I met this 60-year old mother of seven on the outskirts of Durban, South Africa where she and hundreds [...]

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In Tanzania climate change, wildlife and people are tightly linked

By: Hasina Mjingo on December 9th, 2011

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Climate change threatens to add to the risks faced by Tanzania threatened wild species, with knock-on effects for people whose livelihoods depend on them – from farmers to those employed in the tourism sector.

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How many delegates did your country bring to the climate conference?

By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein on December 9th, 2011

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For about 95 countries (those in colours other than red), this map shows the number of pre-registered participants and the climate risk index for 2010 as determined by GermanWatch.

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Malawi and climate change: strength in numbers?

By: Tiwonge Ng'ona on December 9th, 2011

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Negotiating blocks help small countries stand toe to toe with the most powerful in the UN climate change negotiations, but even so the main power lies in the hands of large individual nations.

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Forests more profitable dead than alive

By: Isyana Artharini on December 9th, 2011

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One of Indonesia’s biggest challenges in climate change is being forced to redesign its economic model. Daju Pradnja Resosudarmo, a researcher on forestry governance from CIFOR says the problem is around 70% of Indonesia’s non-tax revenue comes from natural resources. Therefore keeping forests dead is still the more profitable than keeping forests them alive. The problem is that many of the decisions in Indonesia rest at regional and provincial level, where the national government has less power and reach.

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REDD and the man with an axe

By: Armsfree Ajanaku on December 8th, 2011

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Imagine you are  in Durban, South Africa, the serene coastal city where this year’s United Nations climate talks are taking place. There you see bleary eyed negotiators locked in a seemingly unending multilateral dance; protesters on the streets showing their impatience as the mill of the UN talks slowly grinds along; and then the journalists [...]

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