Sandra Cordon

ABOUT THE WRITER

A longtime journalist in her native Canada and in her adopted home of Italy, Cordon is a contributing writer and editor with GLF and CIFOR. Cordon worked across Canada with the national news agency The Canadian Press (CP) before focusing on monetary policy as a speechwriter with The Bank of Canada. She holds degrees in political science and journalism and is at present working towards her Master’s degree in International Relations with Queen Mary University in London.

By this writer

Fast facts: Agriculture

13 Sep 2019

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

Fast facts: Forests

12 Sep 2019

A quick rundown on our planet’s ecosystems

Leaked IPCC report warns of the future of oceans in climate change

03 Sep 2019

Global warming's effect on oceans and the cryosphere will result in devastating storms, loss of freshwater and threatened fish stocks, say scientists.

Lessons for feeding a warming world

15 Aug 2019

Water-intensive crops like avocados could become a thing of the past as climate change reduces the land’s ability to feed humanity.

A brief explainer of the landscape approach

06 Aug 2019

A landscape approach aims to reconcile competing objectives for allocating and managing land to achieve social, economic and environmental success.

The 5 new World Heritage Sites most important for biodiversity

25 Jul 2019

From king penguins to leopards, an extensive display of biodiversity in UNESCO's World Heritage Site additions this year.

Top 10 quotes on Indigenous peoples and climate change

24 Jun 2019

Words of the wise from GLF Bonn 2019

Indigenous peoples’ work in world’s protected areas is ignored and untapped

06 Jun 2019

Benchmark mapping study adds to mounting evidence

In China, the largest bamboo structure of its kind proclaims the plant’s future

27 May 2019

On the unexpected uses of the fast-growing grass

Landscape restoration expensive, exhausting – essential

16 May 2019

Lessons from 5 continents in GLF Kyoto Act III

Talking about a revolution for nature’s rights

22 Apr 2019

From Pacha Mama to ancestral rivers, areas of the earth are earning legal rights

Who is applying rights-of-nature laws?

22 Apr 2019

A look at six countries

For Indigenous peoples, higher U.N. status gained, but rights still lacking

15 Apr 2019

A discussion with activist Joan Carling ahead of U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Decision-making by Indigenous, local communities essential for restoration

15 Apr 2019

Land-dependent groups have a vested interest in success

Asia-Pacific region lagging on 2030 Agenda, warns report

10 Apr 2019

Countries must improve capacity to collect and share statistics

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