Maya Thatcher

ABOUT THE WRITER
Maya Thatcher began her professional life working as a newswire journalist in London, at Reuters News and Platts before moving to Indonesia in early 2011. Here, she used her passion for the environment and development to shift careers to the non-profit sector. She has a master's degree in conflict and development studies and Bachelors in modern history and politics, both from the University of London.
BY THIS WRITER
News - 9 Feb 2012
Push for forest conservation destroying Pakistani yak herding practices
Indigenous groups pay the price for central government's conservation efforts.
News - 9 Feb 2012
Push for forest conservation destroying Pakistani yak herding practices
18 Jan 2012
Saving the women of the rainforest with a Stethoscope
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 January, 2011)_ Improving the health of local women in forest communities may provide powerful incentives for them to contribute to...
18 Jan 2012
Saving the women of the rainforest with a Stethoscope
News - 16 Nov 2011
Smallholder farmers risk being forgotten in sustainable biofuels race
“It might be too arduous a burden for these farmers to take on additional environmental and social responsibilities.”
News - 16 Nov 2011
Smallholder farmers risk being forgotten in sustainable biofuels race
News - 10 Nov 2011
Cooperation, education and enforcement key to Cross River gorilla survival
Around 300 Cross River gorillas survive in the wild - but they're still hunted for bushmeat.
News - 10 Nov 2011
Cooperation, education and enforcement key to Cross River gorilla survival
News - 3 Nov 2011
Children are forgotten entrepreneurs of the forest, says new CIFOR research
Scientists estimate a third of young people in forest communities involved in trade of non-timber forest products.
News - 3 Nov 2011
Children are forgotten entrepreneurs of the forest, says new CIFOR research
23 Sep 2011
Are community forests actually benefiting the communities that manage them?
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 September, 2011)_Community forests are helping to ease rural poverty in Cameroon by giving local populations more power to sustainably...
23 Sep 2011
Are community forests actually benefiting the communities that manage them?