Mark Foss

ABOUT THE WRITER
Mark Foss is a Canadian freelance writer/editor specializing in sustainable development issues. In 1995, following seven years as communications coordinator for the Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE) and Partnership Africa Canada (PAC), he began consulting for government, NGOs and international organizations. A collection of stories about a hapless NGO fundraiser appeared in 2005 followed by a novel, Spoilers, in 2011. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism (Highest Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies (With Distinction) from Carleton University in Ottawa.
BY THIS WRITER
News - 6 Jun 2014
Results of Cameroon land-fee study hold lessons for REDD+
How REDD+ can avoid the mistakes of the past and ensure benefit sharing mechanisms that are effective, efficient and equitable.
News - 6 Jun 2014
Results of Cameroon land-fee study hold lessons for REDD+
News - 21 May 2014
Global study challenges view blaming poor for forest clearing
Local forest clearing is not based on needs alone.
News - 21 May 2014
Global study challenges view blaming poor for forest clearing
News - 28 Apr 2014
Study paints nuanced picture of gender roles in forestry
Cultural differences have significant impacts on gender roles around the world.
News - 28 Apr 2014
Study paints nuanced picture of gender roles in forestry
News - 25 Apr 2014
Access to state-owned forests critical for rural smallholders, study finds
State-owned forests could be yielding more income both per hectare and per household than than private or community forests.
News - 25 Apr 2014
Access to state-owned forests critical for rural smallholders, study finds
News - 21 Apr 2014
Rural ‘environmental income’ on par with crop income, study finds
Scientists find 77 percent of environmental income comes from natural forests.
News - 21 Apr 2014
Rural ‘environmental income’ on par with crop income, study finds
News - 15 Apr 2014
‘Rural’ forests nurture healthy socio-environmental activity — scientists
The success of the logic of rural forests: natural vegetation dynamics instead conventional agriculture.
News - 15 Apr 2014
‘Rural’ forests nurture healthy socio-environmental activity — scientists
News - 8 Apr 2014
Global study questions primary role of forests as safety nets and gap fillers
Alternative strategies may be more important than forest products as a first response to an emergency.
News - 8 Apr 2014
Global study questions primary role of forests as safety nets and gap fillers
News - 21 Mar 2014
Global study of forests and livelihoods shakes up the terrain
Poverty and Environment Network (PEN) challenges conventional wisdom on forest, poverty and policy issues.
News - 21 Mar 2014
Global study of forests and livelihoods shakes up the terrain