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Ecuador’s deforestation challenges: balancing economic development and environmental protection

Ecuador is a country blessed with abundant natural resources, including forests covering around 50% of its territory. However, the nation is also facing a...

Q&A: What does the ‘High Seas Treaty’ mean for climate change and biodiversity?

Nations around the world have agreed to a new global treaty for governing the sustainable use and conservation of the so-called “high seas” –...

Inside Carbon Markets: Problems, Causes, and Potential Solutions

The recent scandals in the carbon markets show that just like other markets with contested reputations, rules are needed that go beyond certification.There should...

Sonoma County Board Of Supervisors Endorse Casino Agreement With Dry Creek Rancheria

On March 1, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors supported an agreement that gave the go-ahead to construct a tribal casino-resort located on the...

GRI Standard for Mining: public consultation and invitation for webinars Feb 23 or Mar 02

GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is developing a new reporting standard for mining companies, which aims to provide common metrics that reflect growing demands for...

Breathing fresh life into museum exhibits

The nature of museum exhibitions mean they are full of history, but technology can bring the lessons of the past to life –...

How designing a climate justice course challenged my binary thinking

At the beginning of the fall semester, I asked my students to define sustainability. Many used terms and phrases related to addressing climate risks,...

In Bolivia, mercury pollution spreads amid a surge in gold mining

Across Bolivia, even in protected areas recognized by the United Nations for their diversity of wildlife, more than 1,000 artisanal mining operations are razing...

Mining: MIT Tech Review, GRI new standard and IBRAM’s Green Book of Brazilian Mining

Today a few recent notes about the mining sector, towards a greener economy, ESG.Every now and then we hear that there will not be...

Sustainable tourism: how to travel responsibly

Tourism contributes 8% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. We need to transition to a more sustainable tourist model as a result, which is...

Amazon’s least-deforested areas are due to ‘vital role’ of Indigenous peoples

Only 5% of net forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon occurs in Indigenous territories and protected areas – even though these areas contain more...

Cropped 25 January 2023: Carbon offsets controversy; Trade wars; Methane round-up

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past...

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