ABOUT THE WRITER
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Michelle is a science communicator with an honours degree in neuroscience from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has experience across many science communication platforms including magazines, radio, presenting (to students, policymakers and practitioners), corporate PR, academia and capacity building. She was formerly editor of Forests News and social media coordinator.
BY THIS WRITER
5 Oct 2012
VIDEO: Why it’s time to protect biodiversity – nature’s safety net
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 October, 2012)_Biodiversity provides a safety net for humans and wildlife but climate change is having an increasingly negative impact...
Event Coverage
- 11 Sep 2012
Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests?
Moving outside of conventional forestry ideas to ideas on managing forests for ecosystem services and for food.
News
- 10 Sep 2012
Are conservation projects succeeding in the Lower Mekong Basin?
It is still difficult to know whether conservation projects are making an impact – either on conservation or on development.
10 Sep 2012
Just add trees: How greening concrete jungles will help us adapt to a warming world
JEJU, South Korea (10 September, 2012)_People crowd together under umbrellas at Ogbette market in the Nigerian city of Enugu in an attempt to hide from...
Event Coverage
- 26 Jun 2012
Forests fare poorly in outcomes of Rio+20, say CIFOR scientists
CIFOR scientists analyze forest content in Rio+20 outcome document.
Event Coverage
- 22 Jun 2012
Speaking out on sustainable development: Rio+20 in quotes
Companies, communities and governments are beginning to understand that business cannot go on as usual.
Video
- 25 May 2012
One of Indonesia’s top REDD+ experts discusses logging moratorium progress
Indonesia should continue to improve forest governance if the logging moratorium is to have a significant impact.
News
- 24 May 2012
Rio+20 Dialogues: forest peoples’ rights, how can they be recognised and secured?
Calls for civil society to engage in discussion on tenure and land rights.