ABOUT THE WRITER
Kate Evans is a freelance journalist originally from New Zealand. After studying journalism at the University of Sydney and international relations at the Australian National University, she worked as a multimedia journalist at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for three years...and then ran off to West Africa armed with a video camera and a love of African dance. She is now a writer, filmmaker and photographer.
BY THIS WRITER
Feature
- 6 Nov 2013
Between the Amazon and the Atlantic: Brazil’s threatened savannas
By 2008, almost half the Cerrado’s original vegetation had been lost to agricultural expansion.
Video
- 6 Nov 2013
Seeing the forest and the trees: Brazil’s transparency in deforestation data
Satellite monitoring systems record annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Video
- 5 Nov 2013
Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
How would Chico Mendes feel about the way forests are being managed in the region today?
Video
- 5 Nov 2013
Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
News
- 5 Nov 2013
Land rights: Both prerequisite and incentive for smallholder-based REDD+
Scientists believe dealing with land tenure issues is critical for the success of REDD+ projects.
Video
- 4 Nov 2013
Lessons from the Amazon: Searching for a Sustainable Future for Forests and People
Ensuring the availability of Amazon forests for ecosystem services and future generations.
4 Nov 2013
The invisible workforce: gender myth-busting in Ecuador
It's thought that timber harvesting and forest use in general is an exclusively male activity, but new research shows gender roles are changing in Ecuador's...