Community-Led Climate Solutions: Insights From the Great Green Wall Project
A bottom-up, participatory approach involving local communities and stakeholders is key to safeguarding climate initiatives against corruption
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Marsh-Fronted Seawalls: An Economic Win-Win for Coastal Protection 🌿💧
A new study by Lee and Nepf (2024) highlights how marsh-fronted seawalls can be a financially viable solution.
How Farmers Can Install Solar Panels in Fields Without Damaging the Rest of their Operation
In reality, solar farms currently occupy only 0.15% of the UK’s total land – not much compared to the 70% of land devoted to agriculture.
Miombo Woodlands: The Surprising Carbon Giants 🌳💡
Using cutting-edge lidar technology, scientists have discovered that these forests hold far more carbon than we previously thought!
Mapping Civil Society Organisations on Open Data in Francophone Africa: A Regional Meeting with Open Knowledge Foundation
The meeting aimed to understand and assess the current landscape of civil society organisations engaged in open data across Francophone African countries.
The Challenges of Carbon Neutrality Labelling in China
Are the claims being made on such products genuine, or just greenwashing?
Financing Sri Lanka’s Marine Conservation Ambitions: Time for a Reset?
Sri Lanka, as it slowly recovers from the nation’s most severe economic crisis, finds itself at a critical juncture.
Five Surprising Ways that Trees Help Prevent Flooding
Trees offer much more than beauty and oxygen.
Open Data Needs Explored: How Open Government Data is Linked with Science and Education
This first in a series of reports explores the links between open government data, open science, and education.
Tree-mendous Drop in Deforestation, but COP16 Faces Hurdles
Petro pledged to turn Colombia into a “leader in the protection of life,”
A Tipping Point for Mangrove Restoration and Shrimp Farming in Indonesia
Silvo-aquaculture has been suggested as a potential solution for the Mahakam Delta...
Getting Carbon Capture Right Will Be Hard – But That Doesn’t Make It Optional
I think it is better to focus on the big picture – why we need CCS to work – rather than playing whack-a-mole with every objection....