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Remote control, or how not to protect forests
No commentsLocally-controlled forestry is an effective way to help tackle climate change and improve livelihoods in developing nations, as a Mayan community in Mexico shows.
»Bhutan aims to lead by carbon-negative example
No commentsHigh hopes for a climate deal failed to produce results in Copenhagen, and participants of the United Nations climate meeting in Cancun mutter that into the second week of the negotiations, they are getting a sense of déjà vu’.
Meanwhile, one of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, Bhutan, is facing the self imposed challenge of remaining carbon neutral for all time to come. Bhutan declared last year that it would keep absorbing more carbon than it emits, even though this would mean forgoing considerable economic opportunities.
»Mayan jungle — a forest that “does not exist”
No commentsWith climate negotiations coming to a close in Cancun, Mexico’s own indigenous people, the Mayans, are pinning lots of hope on a climate deal to protect their ‘underrated’ Mayan jungle.
»Agriculture bids for deforestation money
1 commentThe scheme being negotiated under the climate negotiations known as REDD+ currently applies to forests but efforts are being made to widen it to include carbon saving measures in agriculture.
»Mexico’s Mayans blaze trail for forest protection scheme
No commentsForest conservation by communities is a long-standing practice in Mexico and could serve as a model for a system to protect forests in the name of climate change.
»Mayan villagers act while climate negotiators talk
No commentsIn the thick jungle of Mexico’s Quintana Roo State, a man climbs up a 12-metre tree with a skill that would leave a beginner sweating if not with a broken limb.
Members of this community pride themselves in “living” the fight against climate change while thousands of political and environmental delegates “talk it” from the comfort of the beach resort.
»First comes the gun, then the choking air
No commentsImagine a scenario where the threat to the inhabitants of conflict-torn Kashmir won’t be the gun, but the quality of their air. The pollution trends in this part of the globe suggest that it has almost reached that point.
»Worrying times for the world’s waste-pickers
1 commentSalvaging recyclable material from urban waste saves resources, and gives poor people a livelihood. But the survival of the waste-pickers is under threat.
»Of culture, climate and cycling
No commentsCycling is popular in Copenhagen, with nearly half the city’s population regularly taking to the saddle. Could it show the way to the rest of the world?
»Riau Province supports Indonesian President’s emissions target
No commentsThe Governor of Indonesia’s Riau Province has backed the Indonesian President’s pledge to reduce the country’s emissions by 26 percent by 2020 with a plan to ensure the effectiveness of the Riau Climate Change Center.
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