ABOUT THE WRITER
Catriona Moss studied journalism at Cardiff University in Wales, she then went on to travel around South America. It was during a conservation
volunteer placement in the Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, that she gained a real passion for learning about and protecting rainforests. Since then her career has been in humanitarian and development communications having worked for the Big Issue magazine in South Africa, Muslim Aid UK, Oxfam UK and the Overseas Development Institute. As well as a love for blogging and creative writing, she is also a keen filmmaker.
BY THIS WRITER
8 Dec 2012
Doha: Future climate agreement may merge agriculture, land use change and forestry
DOHA, Qatar (8 December, 2012)_A unified approach to managing landscapes to achieve food security while protecting the world’s natural resources could...
Event Coverage
- 4 Dec 2012
“The honeymoon for REDD+ is over”: consensus not yet reached in Doha on MRV, finance
Discussions continue on the things that matter most on the ground: monitoring, verification and reporting.
Event Coverage
- 28 Nov 2012
Infographic: Charting the history of agriculture and climate change
Scientists already recognize the potential of agriculture to mitigation. Now is the time to act.
Event Coverage
- 26 Nov 2012
A delay in key decisions at Doha could see REDD+ lose its climate change focus
Fears that REDD+ funding may come with its own set of development objectives that could compromise climate change mitigation.
22 Nov 2012
Will REDD+ undermine democracy or transform it?
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 October 2012)_A climate mitigation scheme aiming to protect the world’s forests must work through local democratic institutions...
22 Nov 2012
Will REDD+ undermine democracy or transform it?
19 Nov 2012
The Congo Basin Forests: What policymakers should know
The Congo Basin forests are a lifeline for more than 60 million people – providing food and income for many remote communities, storing huge amounts...
Event Coverage
- 5 Nov 2012
Outcome of U.S. election likely to impact climate negotiations in Doha, says negotiator
The U.S. is the world’s second largest greenhouse gas emitter, yet has never ratified the Kyoto Protocol. Doha may be the last chance.
Event Coverage
- 25 Oct 2012
U.N. recognises new guidelines to better manage competing demands for land
Landscape approach provides a way of managing land based on the social, economic and environmental services it provides.