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
News
- 13 Jul 2015
Catching the ‘big fish’: How banks can stop environmental crime in Indonesia
How does a local police officer find US$100 million?
News
- 9 Jun 2015
Palmed off: Women lose in West Kalimantan oil palm boom
Low wages for long, difficult and insecure work.
News
- 27 Apr 2015
That tricky gender thing: Lessons from Amazonia
Researchers need to ask better questions - and then listen better.
News
- 27 Apr 2015
That tricky gender thing: Lessons from Amazonia
News
- 15 Apr 2015
Money buys happiness? New study says think again about those assumptions
Wealth is perceived in both absolute and relative terms, as locals keep up with the neighbors.
Feature
- 20 Mar 2015
It’s a forest, not a ‘museum’: What sustainable development means in the tropics
Research shows forests contribute across many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
News
- 2 Feb 2015
For sharing REDD+ benefits in Peru, consensus more important than cash
"It seems to be the case that there is no substitute for broad consultation…"
News
- 2 Feb 2015
Cheap drones could revolutionize forest monitoring, but turbulence ahead
“A particular issue is with the narco-gangs who certainly will not like these things flying over them.”
Event Coverage
- 26 Jan 2015
Voices of REDD+: in a vast Amazonian district, coalitions and carrots bring hard-won successes
“It’s urgent, it’s needed, and there are feasible solutions that are being tested.”