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Augusta Dwyer

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ABOUT THE WRITER

Augusta Dwyer is a freelance writer based in Toronto and the author of four books including “Into the Amazon: The Struggle for the Rainforest” and “Broke but Unbroken: Grassroots Social Movements and Their Radical Solutions to Poverty.” She has written for a wide variety of Canadian media and was awarded a Science in Society Award by the Canadian Science Writers Association in 1998.

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Sun clouded with haze

Without effective action, planet may be on track for irreversible warming, study shows

Climate risk analysis

 
Stefan Schmidt

GLF a powerful lever in fight against hunger and poverty, says One World – No Hunger envoy

Advancing crucial integration

 

Ancient Amazon farming methods offer lessons for rainforest conservation, scientists say

Safeguarding modern forests

 

Mine compensation process in Africa should protect women’s rights, WoMin group urges

System "critically flawed"

 

Q+A: Rainforest Alliance landscape restoration initiatives take aim at commodity supply chains

Setting the seal

 
Baobab trees

Ancient baobab trees in Africa under threat due to erratic climate, scientists theorize

Extreme drought stress

 
Boreal forest

Climate risks put future of Canada’s boreal forests in jeopardy, scientists say

Impact of temperature increase

 
forest

Greater rights for women in Uganda lead to large-scale reforestation initiative

8,500 trees planted

 

Aveda enterprise in Amazon offers Yanawana people diverse benefits, chief says

Navigating two worlds

 
Mary River turtle

Turtle nesting grounds under threat from climate change, reports show

Harmful temperature increases

 
Migratory bird, Canada warbler

Climate change could put food supply for migratory birds at risk

Survival chances lower

 
The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus rubor) may be returning naturally to Florida after being eradicated more than a century ago.

Observers attribute growing flamingo sightings in Florida to wetland restoration

Iconic pink flamingo returns

 

Birds find sanctuary in old-growth neighborhoods

Old growth attracts biodiversity

 

Fracking impact on bird nests shows need for watershed conservation efforts: study

Waterthrush habitat in jeopardy

 

Overhunting in tropical forests may not put carbon storage capacity at risk

Study yields surprising results

 
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