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Andrea Booth is a print and TV broadcast journalist. She has written for publications such as CIFOR Forests Blog, the Guardian Weekly and UN news agency IRIN. Prior to Indonesia, she worked on documentaries for Australia’s National Indigenous TV. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Journalism.
BY THIS WRITER
News
- 11 Oct 2013
Oil palm can be made more biodiversity friendly — experts
We can produce more oil on less land with oil palm
News
- 25 Sep 2013
Feudal past still discourages Ethiopia’s farmers from planting trees
Farmers influenced by a lack of tenure security, a history of free grazing and abrupt and radical changes in rural development policies.
News
- 12 Jul 2013
New swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
Scientists are now able to monitor generalized patterns of land-use rather than pixels of land cover, allowing for proper analysis.
News
- 12 Jul 2013
New swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
20 May 2013
Mangroves under threat as Cameroonians move toward coast
People migrating to Cameroon's southwestern coast are clearing mangroves at a rate so fast they can't regenerate, scientists at the Center for International...
Video
- 24 Apr 2013
Powerful film, posters spark lasting dialogue over future of local forests
Scientists use visual information to help spread knowledge and inspire conversation.
News
- 21 Mar 2013
New training manual gives researchers tools to tackle tenure
Land tenure decisions determine the fate of livelihoods and forest resources - we need to understand them.
News
- 6 Mar 2013
Organisations join forces to fight for forest communities
Forest-based social movement find power in alliances.
News
- 19 Feb 2013
Big beetles, big benefits: Trading some of the largest insects on Earth
Researchers highlight the importance of integrating beetles and other insects into conservation and poverty reduction strategies.