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REDD+ or dead?
Mar 21, 2017
Written by
Mark Rowe
The UN-backed REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) scheme, under which developing nations would be paid not to cut down trees, is being hailed as the saviour of the world’s forests. But is it too focused on quantity…
Research Blog: the Tropics and El Niño
Mar 14, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Was last year’s El Niño a practice run for future climate change? In this introduction to an upcoming series of online blogs for Geographical, Laura Cole shadows the University of Oxford’s Global Ecosystem Monitoring Network and its work to discover…
Logged off: can deforestation be controlled?
Mar 09, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at deforestation
The enduring legacy of Chapman’s Baobab
Feb 23, 2017
Written by
David Clement-Davies
What was once one of Botswana’s most iconic pieces of natural scenery has fallen, but is the legend really dead? David Clement-Davies looks at the tree’s history and the landscape’s future
Mapping the world’s largest tropical peatland
Feb 20, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
The world’s largest tropical peatland carbon store has been mapped for the first time and it is 16 times bigger than expected
Plant Life: the state of the world’s plants
Sep 16, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
The world’s first comprehensive report on plant species finds over one fifth at risk of extinction
Measuring wildfires
Jul 12, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Despite popular opinion, global wildfires are becoming less, not more, frequent, albeit with some major regional exceptions
China's deceptive forest rebirth
Jun 18, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
While new research shows China’s forests are in recovery, are neighbouring countries suffering as a result?
Poland plans controversial deforestation
Jun 04, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Government logging in Poland’s primeval Białowieża Forest draws fresh criticism from scientists
The environmental damage of the Fort McMurray fire
May 17, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
The Fort McMurray fire has released millions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere and destroyed natural habitats. Scientists fear it may have caused long-term damage to the surrounding boreal ecosystem
Pulling teeth, saving trees
May 04, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
An innovative conservation project in Borneo rewards local communities with discounted medical care in return for protecting threatened tropical forests
Protecting the corridor
Jan 02, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
National Park status has been granted to a new Peruvian national park, Sierra del Divisor, the final piece in a chain of protected Amazonian rainforest
COP21 Diaries: Building lung capacity
Dec 02, 2015
Written by
Marco Magrini
Marco Magrini reports for Geographical on daily events at the COP21 UN climate change conference in Paris
Indonesia’s burning issue
Nov 20, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Extreme forest and peat burning in Indonesia has released over three times the annual fossil fuel emissions of the United Kingdom
A billion for Brazil
Oct 31, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
The Norwegian government is set to complete the transfer of US$1billion to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, in recognition of the South American country’s efforts to tackle deforestation
Damaging droughts
Jul 30, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Drought is having a much more detrimental impact on forest recovery than previously believed, with many trees taking up to four years to return to pre-drought levels of growth
Tackling US wildfires
Jul 17, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
What can be done to control the wildfire risk in the US?
Destructive dams
Jul 01, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
They may enjoy a clean, green reputation, but the environmental impact of dams built for hydroelectric energy appears far worse than first believed
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