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Measuring progress

Measuring progress

Kennedy Kirui, co-founder of Kenya-based design-thinking firm Tanasuk Africa.

“What Silicon Valley does usually doesn’t work here”

Product designer Kennedy Kirui gives the lowdown on Africa’s burgeoning tech scene and how to use design thinking to achieve sustainable development.

 
A 2011 satellite photo of the divide between the Sahara and the Sahel and southern forests of Africa. NASA

As the Sahel dries, the Sahara advances

Here stands the Great Green Wall: Part 1

 
Vegetation in the Sahel region is composed of mainly stunted and scattered trees, shrubs, bushes and grasses. Daniel Tiveau, Flickr

Why trees could bring water back to the Sahel

Here stands the Great Green Wall: Part 2

 
Children in Africa. Daniel Tiveau, CIFOR

Will the Great Green Wall’s architecture support its future?

Part three of a Landscape News series on the Great Green Wall focuses on the future of the restoration initiative that could change the landscape of Africa.

 
A lone tree stands in the Sahara, whose encroachment on the Sahel has led to the desertification of lands and inspired the Great Green Wall. orientalizing, Flickr

Here stands the Great Green Wall

An in-depth look at the progress and holdbacks of Africa's Great Green Wall, one of history's most ambitious restoration efforts.

 
An orchid in Gunung Simpang, West Java, Indonesia. Yayan Indriatmoko, CIFOR

100 questions to prevent biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia

Scientists identify the top research questions needing answers in preventing biodiversity loss and aiding conservation in the region.

 
Schoolgirls in South Africa

Why the Day of Girls matters

On the International Day of the Girl Child, here’s why better childhoods mean better futures, for girls and for the world.

 
Molly Burhans

Molly Burhans on how to reduce the separation of church and Earth

Catholic cartographer Molly Burhans explains how she uses digital mapping to help the Church expand its conservation efforts.

 
Roloway monkey

Species loss is a loss for landscapes

Thousands of species are becoming increasingly endangered due to human activity, according to the latest update to the IUCN Red List.

 
Delegates at the Global Landscapes Forum New York 2019 at the U.N. headquarters. Justin K. Davey, GLF

To combat climate change this decade, restore the Earth

Efforts to restore the Earth's degraded ecosystems, from forests to oceans, rises as a solution to climate change at the Global Landscapes Forum NYC 2019.

 
Buildings light up green for Climate Week NYC. Courtesy of The Climate Group

Midweek check-in on Climate Week NYC 2019

News to know in our special edition bi-weekly digest

 
Along New York City's Newtown Creek, a new mural depicts the endemic wildlife returning to the restored ecosystem. Gabrielle Lipton, GLF

A street art mural helps restore one of the dirtiest waterways in U.S. history

The biodiversity returning to Newtown Creek after a century of toxic waters inspires a new street art mural from a duo of Brooklyn artists.

 
Climate trailblazers

6 climate trailblazers leading the fight against global warming

At GLF New York, meet these six inspiring climate activists and practitioners who will be bringing their calls for climate action to the stage.

 
Taylor Rees

For explorer Taylor Rees, the most undiscovered landscapes lie within

Climber and filmmaker Taylor Rees reflects on the power of human-centered storytelling about climate change in Earth’s remotest regions.

 

What NYC’s climate strike looked like

On 20 September, more than 4,000 climate strikes were held in nearly 140 countries. Here are scenes from the climate strike in NYC.

 

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