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
4 Nov 2013
Who buys, who sells, how much? Mapping Ecuador’s timber markets
A team of scientists have produced an extensive report on the state of Ecuador’s domestic timber market, the strategies used by communities to manage...
Video
- 4 Nov 2013
SPECIAL REPORT: How a remote Amazonian state is leading the way in climate change policy
Lessons learned in Acre could be critical for the development of Brazil's national REDD+ framework.
4 Nov 2013
Right of return: Sharing research results with communities
Scientists often present their research at conferences, to other scientists, to policy-makers or the media. But in remote villages in the Ecuadorian Amazon,...
Video Q&A
- 22 Oct 2013
Scientist Terry Sunderland describes the ‘landscape approach’
The core principles and concepts behind this emerging approach of integrated land management.
Feature
- 19 Oct 2013
Postcards from the field: Building trust in Ecuador
Researchers live in homes, share meals and everyday life, while researching domestic timber markets.
Feature
- 19 Oct 2013
Postcards from the field: Building trust in Ecuador
Photo Essay
- 6 Jun 2013
From the Amazon to the world: A story of Brazil nuts
Every Brazil nut you have ever eaten was gathered from the Amazon rainforest.
Video
- 4 Jun 2013
Snakes, thieves and falling nuts: Challenges of Brazil nut harvesting in Peru
If you go and speak to a Brazil nut concession holder, they'll tell you their stories.