Barbara Fraser

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Barbara Fraser has lived for more than two decades in Peru, where her work as a freelance journalist has taken her from the desert coast to the foot of Andean glaciers to native communities in the Amazon basin. She has a bachelor's degree in communications and a Master's in environmental studies and specializes in reporting on environmental, public health, indigenous and social issues.
BY THIS WRITER
28 May 2013
Farmers need stronger rights and incentives to preserve trees on farms in Africa: study
Despite reforms designed to promote community-managed forests in Africa, local people often have little incentive to preserve them, a new study shows.
28 May 2013
Farmers need stronger rights and incentives to preserve trees on farms in Africa: study
Event Coverage - 7 May 2013
Amazon timber-food balance saves forest smallholder livelihoods from risk
Smallholders are able manage timber and non-timber production sustainably – finding a balance between conflicting uses.
Event Coverage - 7 May 2013
Amazon timber-food balance saves forest smallholder livelihoods from risk
Interview - 10 Apr 2013
Q+A: Forest-tenure reform advances, but questions remain
Communities may win tenure rights on paper, but a long and difficult road lies ahead.
Interview - 10 Apr 2013
Q+A: Forest-tenure reform advances, but questions remain
News - 25 Feb 2013
Conflicting land-use rights threaten Brazil nut harvesters
In Madre de Dios, about 1.3 million hectares of overlap exists in areas where timber and Brazil nut extraction occurs.
News - 25 Feb 2013
Conflicting land-use rights threaten Brazil nut harvesters
Feature - 22 Feb 2013
Latin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
Trends in deforestation, impacts of ranching, farming, and roads, REDD+, and community forest management.
Feature - 22 Feb 2013
Latin America’s forests – what lies ahead in 2013?
News - 20 Feb 2013
In summary: Overcoming conflicting land-use claims in Peru
Scientists map conflicting land-use claims to identify key areas for new Forest and Wildlife Law.
News - 20 Feb 2013
In summary: Overcoming conflicting land-use claims in Peru
News - 17 Dec 2012
For indigenous people in Latin America, land rights are only half the battle
The need to tip the power balance through the empowerment of local actors.
News - 17 Dec 2012
For indigenous people in Latin America, land rights are only half the battle
News - 13 Dec 2012
In Peru, REDD+ moves ahead but media coverage lags
Study underscores the challenge of building public understanding of REDD+ programs and climate change.
News - 13 Dec 2012
In Peru, REDD+ moves ahead but media coverage lags