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21 June 2024
THE RESIN8™ REVOLUTION: Private Innovation and Local Projects Unite to Combat Plastic Waste
In the heart of Costa Rica, confronted by the overwhelming reality of plastic pollution, Donald Thomson, a Canadian-Costa Rican developer, dared to
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21 June 2024
Almonds and Joy: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Almonds in Bolivia’s Chiquitano Forest
The nókümonísh (almond in the Indigenous Chiquitana language) is one of the most traditional seeds of the Chiquitana region in Bolivia. Until
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03 June 2024
Our land, our future: a farming community in Burkina Faso is restoring their land, halting desertification and building drought resilience
“There were places where we couldn’t harvest anything because the land was too dry, but now it is easy to plow. Where we used to harvest 200 kg
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24 May 2024
GEF CEO meets smallholder farmers supported by SGP in Kazakhstan
The CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, visited Kazakhstan for the first time in February 2024 to
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20 May 2024
Heart of fire: at the heart of a volcano, a community is conserving their natural and cultural heritage
Nearly 600 km west of the African continent lies the Republic of Cabo Verde, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) made up of ten volcanic islands,
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20 May 2024
In the line of fire: volunteers in action to save Costa Rica's forests
Over the last two decades, fires have caused more than a quarter of all tree cover loss. In 2023 alone, 400 million hectares were consumed by
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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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