ABOUT THE WRITER
Monica Evans is a writer and community development practitioner based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since completing her Masters in Development Studies in 2010, she has worked on environmental and community development projects in NZ, the Pacific and Latin America. She's particularly passionate about participation, creativity and well-being, and has a keen interest in ecology and sustainability. She lives in a small town on New Zealand's wild West Coast, where she teaches dance, grows vegetables and tends to her pet alpacas.
BY THIS WRITER
25 May 2023
Keeping track of trees and forests in Eastern and Southern Africa
Four years on from OFESA’s launch, what progress has been made?
17 May 2023
At home with the hunters: Intimate visions of the wild meat trade in Gabon and Madagascar
Virtual exhibition depicts work to make wild meat value chains sustainable
Interview
- 6 Mar 2023
Seeing from all sides: Why we need more women in science
Q&A with CIFOR-ICRAF forestry scientist Nining Liswanti
Interview
- 28 Feb 2023
Honouring the waymakers for women in science: Meet Eponle Usoh Sylvie
Q&A with one of CIFOR-ICRAF’s restoration research fellows in Cameroon
News
- 27 Feb 2023
Toucans, tapir and tortoises: Revealing the biological riches of southern Guyana
First-ever biodiversity assessment for Karaawaimin Taawa mountain range yields exciting preliminary results
21 Feb 2023
Nourishing leadership: Why gender matters in development science
Q&A with CIFOR-ICRAF food and nutrition scientist Mulia Nurhasan
Interview
- 10 Feb 2023
Energy transfer: How one woman scientist aims to spark enthusiasm in the next generation
Q&A with CIFOR-ICRAF bioenergy research scientist Mary Njenga
In-depth
- 30 Jan 2023
Tropical wetland countries refine forest reference emission levels (FREL)
Peru, DRC, and RoC follow Indonesia’s lead on more accurate emission estimates