ABOUT THE WRITER
Karin has a Bachelor of Arts in Professional and Creative Communication from the University of South Australia, and has spent more than two years working for the Australian Government in communications. Her working experience has focused around the sustainable management of Australia’s natural resources. She has also worked as an editor with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, which has the task of managing Australia’s largest river system.
BY THIS WRITER
News
- 24 Dec 2012
BEST OF 2012: Supernatural powers play key role in forest use
A strictly secular approach to forest management may be at odds with local attitudes.
23 Nov 2012
Reference emissions levels decision helps forested nations step closer to REDD+
BONN, Germany (15 May 2012)__A ‘step-wise approach’ for determining greenhouse gas reference emission levels (RELs) from forests, adopted at the 2011...
News
- 10 Jul 2012
The allure of win-win: can money buy environmental services?
More attention to monitoring and evaluation needed in payment for ecosystem services.
News
- 27 Apr 2012
Investing in managing forest landscapes improves incomes in Guinea
Local communities have seen impressive gains with participatory forest management.
News
- 9 Apr 2012
Are we ready for a ‘new agriculture’ that won’t cost us the Earth?
Sustainably feeding seven billion people will require a more holistic approach.
News
- 5 Apr 2012
Domesticating indigenous fruit trees puts better food on the table in sub-Saharan Africa
Traditional knowledge meets the latest science, as local farmers tweak nature's bounty.
Event Coverage
- 22 Mar 2012
The world’s kidneys: Why forests matter for World Water Day and Rio+20
New York is just one of many cities reliant on nearby forests.
News
- 16 Mar 2012
Multiple-use forest saves turkey from being hunted to death
Locals charge US$3000 to hunt the Ocellated Turkey.