Chris Lang, Published on 23 May 2019 Recently, British journalist George Monbiot launched a Natural Climate Solutions campaign. In the spirit of encouraging debate about the dangers of offsettingemissions from fossil fuels against the carbon temporarily stored in ecosystems, I wrote a post asking the question, “Is the new Natural Climate Solutions campaign a distraction from the need to leave fossil fuels in the
Planting koa, milo, and ohia has a side benefit DIY NATIVE FOREST | PHOTOS COURTESY OF MELANIE HAIKEN BY MELANIE HAIKEN | MAY 22 2019 Lilia Tollefsen, the CEO of Oahu’s Gunstock Ranch, gestures at long rows of tiny trees, their heart-shaped leaves quavering in the island breeze. “Our goal,” she says, “is to make the trees more valuable in the ground than out of it.” Tollefsen is showing me and a small group of would-be foresters
Dear Colleagues, Encyclopedia of the Sustainable Development Goals: entries on Climate Action now openly availableThe Encyclopedia of the Sustainable Development Goals https://www.springer.com/series/15893which contains 17 volumes -each devoted to one SDG- and over 1.500 authors,is the world´s largest editorial projecton matters related to sustainable development every undertaken. It is coordinated by theEuropean School of Sustainability
Hi all,The Michigan State University Forest Carbon and Climate Program (MSU FCCP) will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday, June 5 from 3:00 – 4:00pm EST in collaboration with the Forest-Climate Working Group (FCWG) as part of our 2018-19 Learning Exchange Series. This session will feature Speaker Michael Catania, Executive Director of Duke Farms, who will present "Natural Climate Solutions in New Jersey: Rejoining
Dear colleagues,The Nature Conservancy recently completed a series of documents on jurisdictional approaches in tropical forests landscapes. The series includes: 1. Three case studies based on nearly 10 years of support for jurisdictional programs in Brazil, Indonesia, and Mexico.2. Two papers on the use of systems thinking and design of cross-sector collaboration for jurisdictional programs.3. A synthesis paper, "The Role of Jurisdictional
Registration for the professional course on International Forest Governance held between 8 and 26 July in Freiburg, Germany is open.As last year, the course is open for professionals, young scientists and students interested in problem-oriented learning, and in getting firsthand information about relevant cases of international governance, power, democracy, participation and policy pathways.The course is organized by Prof. Daniela Kleinschmit form
17-23 May, 2019 This week the clean technology industry was shaken by an unspoken threat from China to restrict its export of rare earth minerals and components as the trade war escalates. On May 20, President Xi Jinping paid a highly publicised visit to a magnet company in Jiangxi province that uses rare earth minerals, effectively delivering a message about China’s dominance in the industry. China is the world’s largest miner of rare
17-23 May, 2019 China has launched provincial quotas for renewable energy use to tackle chronic wastage. After three rounds of public consultation, the quota mechanism has finally been released by the National Development and Reform Council and the National Energy Administration (NEA). The release details the role of provincial-level energy administrators, grid companies and power trading bodies, who will be responsible for ensuring “market
Miriam Telma Jemio, 17.05.2019 Bolivia expects organic quinoa market in China to boost prices amid climate and food security challenges, writes Miriam Telma Jemio Bolivian producers began exporting organic quinoa to China last December (Image: the International Quinoa Centre) Hundreds of Bolivian farmers have expressed their pleasure at China opening its market to the country’s organic quinoa, 40 tonnes of which was exported
Can a one-month industrial fishing ban and population count help the nation regain control of its dwindling fish? Olusegun Ogundeji May 20, 2019 Tombo artisanal fishing harbour, near Freetown, Sierra Leone (Image: Joerg Boethling / Alamy) April was a “closed season” for industrial fishing in Sierra Leone, in a bid to prevent further depletion of dwindling fish populations. But as simple as introducing a month-long ban may seem, it
