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Reading Desert Sands – Indigenous Wildlife Tracking Skills Underpin Vast Monitoring Project

Reading Desert Sands – Indigenous Wildlife Tracking Skills Underpin Vast Monitoring Project

Monitoring animal numbers, locations and responses to environmental change is vital for guiding efforts to support their survival.

Landless Movement Reforests Area in Minas Gerais

Landless Movement Reforests Area in Minas Gerais

The efforts aim to form reforested territories alongside the national “Planting Trees, Producing Healthy Food” Movement...

European Commission VP’s Roundtable: Influencers in the Fight Against Misinformation

European Commission VP’s Roundtable: Influencers in the Fight Against Misinformation

At this meeting, Prof Bratsas highlighted the crucial role of open data in the fight against misinformation.

Thailand Turns to Mangrove Carbon Credits

Thailand Turns to Mangrove Carbon Credits

After 30 years of concessions for mining, charcoal production and shrimp farming, Watchara and the communities have filled the mud with saplings.

Indigenous Communities Can Decide on Carbon Market Risks

Indigenous Communities Can Decide on Carbon Market Risks

It’s been a tough year for the voluntary carbon market, and last year was also challenging...

6 Graphics Explain South America’s Forest Fires

6 Graphics Explain South America’s Forest Fires

Data on WRI’s Global Forest Watch platform shows that the number of fire alerts in the Amazon region are 79% higher than average for this time of year.

Climate Finance Missing to Deliver on Global Stocktake

Climate Finance Missing to Deliver on Global Stocktake

...it is unclear which of the Global Stocktake recommendations are already being implemented, and to what extent.

Cutting Pollution Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives

Cutting Pollution Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives

Sarju Ganatra, a cardiologist at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Massachusetts, says reducing climate pollution can improve our health.

Success of Zai Farming in North Cameroon

Success of Zai Farming in North Cameroon

Farmers adopting the Zai method have seen a boom in their yield despite the hefty work involved.

3 Key Open Source Challenges in Developing Countries

3 Key Open Source Challenges in Developing Countries

Open source faces many struggles in developing countries that make how it's perceived and its associations inaccurate and out of touch.

Low-Carbon Technologies Need Far Less Mining Than Fossil Fuels

Low-Carbon Technologies Need Far Less Mining Than Fossil Fuels

When we run the numbers, we find that moving to renewables or nuclear power actually reduces the material requirements for electricity.

Unlocking the Power of Data for Peace

Unlocking the Power of Data for Peace

The hackathon focused on harnessing open data for peacebuilding and what data providers need to do to enhance outreach.