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A group of people huddle in deep, urgent discussion
Taking stock: how the LDCs became masters in climate activism and optimism
Insight, 29 July 2019
Evelyne Flora Latabu shaking a bowl of grains.
The Ugandan diet: food voices and choices
… inputs. The government should also address the issue of land grabbing to ensure the safety of farmers.” Wilber Byamukama , 28, is an …
Insight, 24 October 2019
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp
Improving people’s access to sustainable energy
… on biomass fuels — such as wood and charcoal — and move towards green economies in which the poor benefit from producing sustainable, …
Project, 26 October 2012
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
…   The authors assert that carbon projects in Africa are a form of "green grabbing", using climate change mitigation as a conduit, while profit …
Insight, 23 December 2015
Coral Reef. Economists at the BioEcon conference Credit: Magnus Manske (creative commons)
The value of valuing ecosystem services
… Policy maker: “££££? Votes?” People: “errr….fish?” Media: “Green grab!!!”   Last week at the BioEcon Conference in Cambridge …
Insight, 28 September 2012