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Monica Evans

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ABOUT THE WRITER

Monica Evans is a writer and community development practitioner based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since completing her Masters in Development Studies in 2010, she has worked on environmental and community development projects in New Zealand, the Pacific and Latin America. She’s particularly passionate about participation, creativity and wellbeing, and has a keen interest in ecology and sustainability. She lives on New Zealand’s West Coast, where she teaches dance, grows vegetables and tends to her pet alpacas.

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Firefighters practice putting out forest fires in Indonesia. Ricky Martin, CIFOR

What does COVID-19 mean for forest fires?

As the peak season for forest fires approaches in the tropics, experts warn the coronavirus pandemic could heighten its effects.

 
Raíces de los bosques de manglares a lo largo de la costa en el Parque Nacional de Bali Occidental en Indonesia. La nación archipiélago alberga casi un cuarto de todos los manglares del mundo. Aulia Erlangga, CIFOR

Mangrove forests: the muddy mazes that stash carbon and hide secrets

The benefits of mangrove forests are often overlooked, despite the fact that they're some of the most biodiverse and carbon-rich landscapes on Earth.

 
The humid peaks of South China Karst region, one of the largest landscapes of its kind. Rod Waddington, Flickr

Karst forests: the labyrinthian wildlands of green and bedrock

Into the largely undocumented landscapes of karst forests, home to caves, dragons, edible nests and thousands of endemic species.

 
In 2018, the Seychelles launched the world's first sovereign blue bond. Federico Lorenzini, Flickr

In the Seychelles, blue bonds turn national debt into marine protection

The island nation has just used blue bonds to turn 30 percent of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) into marine protected areas.

 
The monsoon forests of the Western Ghats in India. Navaneeth Kishor, Flickr

Monsoon forests: the tropics’ little-known lands of extremes

The dwelling grounds of jade, amber, elephants and teak, monsoon forests are the world's most threatened major forest type.

 
Omulyakhskaya and Khromskaya Bays along the northern Siberian coast, dotted by thermokarst lakes. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Flickr

Thermokarsts: The emissions-releasing landscapes absent from most climate models

Across the Arctic Circle, the permafrost phenomena known as thermokarsts indicate the exposure of massive carbon sinks yet are hardly taken into account.

 
A new report has found that feeds used in fish farming have negative impacts on livelihoods, oceanic fish stocks and climate change. Joseph Wu, Flickr

Why sustainable fish farming might be an impossible dream

The inconvenient truth about some fish farming is that fishmeal and fish oil industries are depleting ocean stocks to produce fish feed.

 
A new report says that only 8.6 of the global economy is circular. Caffeinatrix, Flickr

Global resource consumption has topped 100 billion tons per year

A transition to a circular economy is necessary, but how is this achieved? A new report examines the roles and responsibilities of different countries.

 

What are we learning from the Australian fires?

In examining the Australian fires, experts share on how Indigenous knowledge, relocation and government aid should be incorporated into fire aid globally.

 
Tarvurvur volcano in Papua New Guinea, one of two countries to support a proposed decade-long moratorium on Pacific Ocean seabed mining. Taro Taylor, Flickr

Should we mine the Pacific Ocean’s seabed?

Island states the weigh the financial revenues of mining the Pacific Ocean for minerals against biodiversity and environmental impacts.

 
Protests in Chile on 22 October 2019. Diego Correa, Flickr

COP 25 moves to Spain: What does it mean for climate justice?

With the COP 25 climate conference now set to take place in Madrid rather than Santiago, Latin American issues risk being pushed down the agenda.

 
In this oil spill in Brazil, estimations of the amount of crude oil that has landed on the country's northeast shores reach 100 tons. Courtesy of Esther Muniz

Footprints in the sand: A mysterious oil spill in Brazil threatens livelihoods

The fisherpeople of Bahia state’s last intact mangrove forest are facing the cleanup of an origin-unknown oil spill in Brazil alone.

 
The blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. Ocean health will be in focus at the upcoming COP in Madrid. Thomas Shahan, Flickr

Ahead of the ‘Blue COP’ in Madrid, progress made on oceans in Oslo

Before COP25, being referred to as the 'Blue COP' for its emphasis on oceans, delegates addressed the big blue elephant in the room at Our Ocean 2019.

 
Bamboo is fast-growing, flexible and has a tensile strength greater than mild steel. Courtesy of Bernice Dapaah

In Africa, bamboo bicycles are shifting gears for women in the workforce

Ghanaian entrepreneur Bernice Dapaah on how to build bamboo bicycles, which are proving sustainable, equitable sets of wheels.

 
A professional farmer shows Indigenous seeds in Kenya. Patrick Shepherd, CIFOR

Kenya’s top young agriculturist on the future of professional farming

Kenya's 27-year-old "Mister Agriculture" on why new seasons require new technologies, and getting youth involved in professional farming.

 

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