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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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Tanzania may benefit from new climate change research programme

By: Deodatus Mfugale on December 6th, 2011

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Tanzania and other East African countries might now be able to undertake extensive research on climate change beginning next year.

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Climate change bedfellows: Colombia vs US

By: Lorenzo Morales on December 5th, 2011

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Colombian Lorenzo Morales compares his consumption – and carbon footprint with that of his US roommate and fellow journalist Jeff Kelly Lowenstein.

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Climate change bedfellows: US vs Colombia

By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein on December 5th, 2011

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Jeff Kelly Lowenstein should have listened to his wife. Instead his bulging suitcase confirmed to his Colombian colleague that US-style consumption is helping to fuel climate change.

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Can the UN’s clean development mechanism bring benefits in Nigeria?

By: Ugochi_Anyaka on September 30th, 2011

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Nigerian journalist Ugochi Anyanka explores the pros and cons of the Clean Development Mechanism.

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A Nigerian quest for better use of wood fuel

By: Ugochi_Anyaka on August 2nd, 2011

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Ugochi Anyaka reports on the health effects that people suffer when the burn wood as fuel in their homes – and how tackling this problem can help to limit climate change too.

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Africa’s Green Fund for action on climate change

By: Ugochi_Anyaka on March 9th, 2011

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At the COP16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced plans to create the Africa Green Fund (AGF), an mechanism designed to enable African countries access global resources to tackle climate challenges. Ugochi Anyaka reports from Cancun, Mexico.

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What will Tanzania get in return for a charcoal compromise?

By: Felix Mwakyembe on January 11th, 2011

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Like many African countries, Tanzania depends heavily on charcoal for energy. How can it protect its forests when they are its people’s major source of fuel?

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Cities central to climate change action — World Bank

By: Newton Sibanda on December 26th, 2010

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Cities contribute as much as 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but they also offer opportunities to address climate change.

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Counting carbon footprints in Cancún

By: Adianto Parulian Simamora on December 23rd, 2010

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Mexico made some efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of the 2010 climate change conference in Cancun.

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