by Gary Chandler | Apr 7, 2021 | Biodiversity, Forest Conservation
Restoring The Earth Requires Corridors, Carnivores Land use is one of the most important issues of our time. Decisions made within the next five years will have a dramatic impact on the state of the planet forever. In some areas, it’s a showdown between conservation...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 15, 2021 | Deforestation, Forest Conservation
Pulitzer Center Defending Rainforest Journalism In many parts of the world, journalists who report acts of environmental destruction are risking their lives. According to Global Witness, 212 environmentalists were murdered worldwide in 2019 — the deadliest year so...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 7, 2021 | Climate Action, Forest Conservation
World Bank Funding Forest Conservation Madagascar is one of the most biodiverse places on earth. Unfortunately, deforestation threatens these unique ecosystems, while contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and climate change. This unique island...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 5, 2021 | Amazon Basin, Forest Conservation
Ecuador’s Nenquimo Earns Global Recognition The year 2020 didn’t have many bright spots in the world of rainforest conservation. Fortunately, a courageous woman in Ecuador was an inspirational exception. In recognition of the struggle of Indigenous peoples in the...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 7, 2020 | Climate Action, Urban Forestry
Trees, Shrubs Integrated Into Living Systems Cities are home to about 50 percent of the world’s population, but they generate 80 percent of our planet’s greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming and climate change. To reverse the destructive...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 10, 2020 | Biodiversity, Land Use
UN Declares Decade Of Restoration Degraded lands are the center of much attention as global demands for food, feed and fuel continue to increase at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, the agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in many parts of the...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 24, 2020 | Climate Change, Deforestation
Restoring Forest Landscapes Essential To All Life As climate change gains momentum, so does the drought that is gripping the great American West. States such as California and Colorado are vivid examples of what a mega-drought can do to entire ecosystems and entire...
by Gary Chandler | Sep 10, 2020 | Climate Change, Deforestation
Financial Reforms Can Promote Climate Solutions The commodities markets are double-edged swords in the battle against climate change. Until now, many commodities have been a huge part of the problem, but a new report shows how they can become part of the solution....
by Gary Chandler | Aug 14, 2020 | Deforestation, Forest Conservation
Deforestation Fuels Deadly Circle There have been many widely publicized factors behind the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: the use of live animal markets, government policy to contain the spread once the virus arrived, global air travel, to name a few. However, one...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 7, 2020 | Amazon Basin, Deforestation
Agriculture Taking Its Toll On Biodiversity, Climate The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose 20 percent in June to a 13-year-high for the month. It could signal a repeat of last year’s massive forest fires, which are deliberately set to clear land for...
