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Category: Measuring progress

Invasion Day protest Melbourne

5 Indigenous youth activists to start following

In a year of youth climate activism, meet five Indigenous youth leaders spearheading the intertwined charge for climate justice and Indigenous rights.

 
Pōhutukawa

How ancient Māori knowledge is tackling modern plant disease

In New Zealand, myrtle rust is affecting some 50 native plant species. Scientist Nick Waipara explains how ancient Māori knowledge is helping combat it.

 
Landscape approach

A brief explainer of the landscape approach

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

 
Kākerōri

Searching for the rare kākerōri bird in the Cook Islands

Landscape News goes birdwatching around Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, courtesy of veteran local conservation expert Ian Karika.

 
Cereals, nuts and seeds

Growing proteins for a meatless future

Today’s proteins come primarily from meat – but raising livestock to feed 9.8 billion people won’t be sustainable. One scientist believes he has the answer.

 
"Beauty" by Olafur Eliasson

Europe swelters, Pacific Islands refuse to die, and climate is a muse

In this news roundup: Cambodia says no to U.S. trash, Greta Thunberg's new pop-rock hit, and how Pacific islands could morph to survive climate change

 
Birds flying over coastal regions near the Yellow Sea.

The 5 new World Heritage Sites most important for biodiversity

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

 
Forests around Belayan river, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Two roads diverged in Southeast Asia’s forests

The region’s countries could gain 19 million hectares of forests by 2050 if all goes well – or they could end up losing 5 million hectares.

 
Villagers test app to prevent illegal logging

Tackling logging in Cambodia? There’s an app for that

In the ‘Serengeti of Southeast Asia’, the Prey Lang smartphone app helps Indigenous communities in Cambodia expose and record illegal logging.

 
Reforestation in White Pines Nature Preserve, North Carolina, U.S.

What’s the right carbon price for reforestation?

A recent study looks at how the price of carbon can be a crucial tool for encouraging reforestation – and remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere.

 
Nutrition survey, DR Congo

Growing a green, healthy rice bowl

New methods of growing rice can increase yields by up to 200 percent, while reducing water use and greenhouse gas emissions.

 
Kiribati

Top 10 summer reads on landscapes

Our best summer reads: sustainable cities in Japan and Germany, activism in Fiji and South Africa, and showcasing the future of bamboo in China

 
Brecon Beacons, Wales

Electric planes, food from thin air and suing your government

In this news roundup: journalists tackle the climate crisis, Berlin makes public transport cheaper, and why one airline wants you to fly less.

 

Climate change psychology, plastic diets and the hottest summer yet

News to know in our bi-weekly digest

 
I See a Different You

Now playing: The age of enlightenment on Africa

Soweto’s 'I See a Different You' co-founders on art’s power to change perceptions of their continent

 

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