ABOUT THE WRITER
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Since 2013, Julie Mollins has served in various editorial and outreach roles with CGIAR-affiliated organizations, including as editor of Forests News for CIFOR (2013-2014, 2018 and November 2019 to June 2022), editor of Landscape News for the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and news editor and media manager for the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). She also works in communications at the World Bank. Previously, she worked for Reuters in Toronto and London, the former Reuters Foundation humanitarian website AlertNet in London, and several national news and business publications in Canada.
BY THIS WRITER
News
- 6 Mar 2014
SDGs should tackle energy access to boost gender equality, researcher says
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) appear to have fallen short in addressing the daily task of cooking for women.
News
- 18 Feb 2014
Expert urges new strategy for study of rural-urban migration
Changing rural livelihoods distort data, resulting in numerous implications for forests and forest policies
Event Coverage
- 12 Feb 2014
Who is your ‘forest heroine’?
We want to know who goes above and beyond to help forests.
Event Coverage
- 12 Feb 2014
Who is your ‘forest heroine’?
News
- 12 Feb 2014
Mangrove conference to focus on improving coastal livelihoods
Scientists discuss the impacts of mangrove conversion, the potential for mangrove restoration and sustainable livelihood alternatives.
Video
- 20 Jan 2014
Study highlights link between tree cover and nutrition in children
Children in Africa living in communities surrounded by forest cover have higher dietary diversity and more fruit and vegetable consumption.
Event Coverage
- 24 Dec 2013
Farmer urges range of measures to aid women battling climate change
Women want to adapt to new ways of farming, but often lack access to technology and sufficient expertise.
Event Coverage
- 20 Dec 2013
Time to ‘connect the dots’ among gender, forests, REDD+, experts say
Capturing the gender dimension in a REDD+ program is a process, not an end goal.
Event Coverage
- 18 Dec 2013
Toss clichés aside and consider gender in ‘landscape’ context — expert
We need to overcome gender invisibility in climate change debates to advance goals of gender equality.