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19 April 2024

From scourge to sustainability: breaking down and reimagining our relationship with plastic for human and planetary health

From discarded bags at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, to microscopic particles in human placentas, to debris in space, plastics are ubiquitous.

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19 April 2024

Future-proof farms: indigenous youth leading climate-resilient agriculture in Guatemala

San Juan Comalapa is one of the 16 municipalities of the Department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. Located 48km from Guatemala City, in the central

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21 March 2024

Climate education through performance arts: the Kandodo-Sioma Youth Group in Zambia tackles climate change through music, dance and theatre

Nalucha Mubita recently made the decision to take charge of her future. After struggling to find work post-graduating high school, she developed an

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21 March 2024

The sacred forest: in Ghana, a community’s journey towards conservation and sustainable livelihoods

In Ghana’s Upper West Region, the Zukpuri Community Resource Management Area stands as a beacon of hope for environmental conservation, sustainable

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29 February 2024

Public-private partnership event for COMDEKS Phase 4

Launched in 2011 as the flagship programme of the Satoyama Initiative, the Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative

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29 February 2024

Preserving paradise: a collaboration for Caribbean conservation

* Article originally published on the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund website. In the azure waters of the Caribbean, where the sun kisses golden sands

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01 February 2024

Sustainable cities: how sustainable urban development can work for people and planet

Over the past century, urbanization has reshaped our world: around 4.4 billion people live in cities today - 56% of the global population; in 1950

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01 February 2024

Water guardians: women ancestral knowledge is transforming Andean landscapes in Peru from yellow to green

Elsa, Emilia and Cristina live in the Peasant Community of Moquegache Japo, in the highlands of Puno in Peru. Although their stories are different,

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08 December 2023

SGP launches Annual Monitoring Report 2022-2023

The Small Grants Programme (SGP), a corporate programme of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) that is implemented by the United Nations

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01 December 2023

Solidarity in disaster- working together to address loss and damage around the world

The Earth is now 1.2° Celsius warmer than in pre-industrial times, which means the harmful impacts of climate change have already become a harsh

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01 December 2023

A Natural Alliance- In Costa Rica they’re working to keep the alliances flowing - and with them the healthy soils and corridors of life

She is spontaneous; he is reserved. Olivia wants to take advantage of every minute of life to preserve her little piece of land; Jesús imagines

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20 October 2023

Illuminating the future: Trained as solar engineers, these women are bringing power and light to their villages in rural Belize

Toledo is Belize’s southernmost and least populated district. In this remote region covered by rainforest rich in biodiversity, most of the

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