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Hugh Biggar

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ABOUT THE WRITER

Hugh Biggar has worked as a reporter for print and online publications, as a consultant for international agencies including the United Nations Development Program and the U.S. Peace Corps, and as an advisor for the Roshan Learning Center for refugees in Jakarta, Indonesia. He earned an MA in public affairs journalism from Stanford University with additional coursework at Stanford’s school for International Policy Studies.

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Benin

How Benin is tackling the climate crisis

In Benin, climate change is causing drought, floods and rising sea levels. Here’s how local people are taking control of their own fate.

 
The Congo Basin contains roughly a quarter of the world's peat carbon. Ollivier Girard, CIFOR

Peatlands in Congo Basin opened for oil exploration

Researchers warn that drilling for oil and gas in the Congo Basin would be catastrophic for the climate and environment.

 
Courtesy of Safiatou Nana

Two local projects demonstrate potential – and challenges – for Africa going solar

Africa has low rates of renewable energy use, but communities are working to change that - and restore forests at the same time.

 
The otherworldly dragon blood tree is native to Socotra. Andrew Svk, Unsplash

Is it too late to save Socotra?

Socotra, the remote home of the dragon blood tree, faces an uncertain future due to climate change, invasive species and more.

 
In the north Ghanaian town of Bawku, a recent land donation from a local chief will be restored to provide food, fuel, fodder and other resources to local people. Courtesy of GLFx Bawku chapter

Land donation from Ghanaian chief leaves a legacy for the future

GLFx restoration initiative provides hope against desertification and deforestation

 
More than 140 activists, team, facilitators and speakers gathered at the Eden Festival of Action in September 2021. Rory Allen, Greenpop

Artsy South African festival engages citizens in landscape restoration

South Africa's artsy Eden Festival of Action engages citizens in landscape restoration as crucial climate action.

 

10 principles devised to guide the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

To restore degraded lands globally, organizations release a shared vision guided by science to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

 

In Africa, finance lacks for landscape restoration, despite probable returns

Here’s what experts said in two dialogues on the sustainable finance landscape in Africa.

 
Mangroves in Gabon's Nyonié region, south of the capital Libreville. Vigna Christian, Wikimedia Commons

Gabon’s mangroves stand among the world’s tallest but face threats

Studies show links between mangroves' height and carbon storage, but development and climate change risks survival in Gabon.

 
An abandoned ship in the Aral Sea, which has almost completely disappeared. Hélène Veilleux, Flickr

Tech stars tackle landscape restoration in the Aral Sea in innovative competition

Four winners receive funding to solve socioeconomic and environmental challenges in Central Asia for Aral Sea landscape restoration.

 
Desert locust outbreaks can devastate crops quickly and across a wide area. David Nunn, Flickr

Locust outbreaks in the Horn of Africa are linked to the changing climate

As rainfall increases due to climate change, locust outbreaks are also expected to rise in frequency, devouring crops in the Horn of Africa.

 
Ruiz points to a fire burning in Chaparri. Courtesy of Javier Ruiz

A year later, still entrenched in the fight for Peru’s Chaparrí forests

Environmental defender Javier Ruiz Gutierrez continues battling agribusiness and criminal networks to protect the Chaparrí reserve.

 

How are California’s redwood forests weathering fires and climate change?

A look at how climate change is affecting the redwood forests and biodiversity of the California Floristic Province.

 
West Kalimantan tropical forest

What to think of California’s new Tropical Forest Standard

Tropical forests are vital to limiting global warming – and California's controversial Tropical Forest Standard aims at keeping them in place.

 

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