Mozambique, China take first steps to curb illegal logging
China and Mozambique are working on an MoU to improve governance in the forest sector, but researchers say exports of illegal timber by Chinese firms continue
Coal energy push strains an already water-stressed China
Many of the water-hungry coal power plants and gasification plants planned in China are in areas already short of water, studies show
Resilience, flexibility key to African climate adaptation – researchers
A new book explores the range of potential changes in southern Africa as a result of climate change, and aims to help policymakers make better decisions
Drones poised to be new climate surveillance workhorses
Professional and cut-rate “eco-drones” could monitor climate risks, cut patrolling costs, improve science and collect a range of never-before-obtainable environmental data, users say
Why aren’t clean cookstoves taking off?
Success depends on giving people what they want, research stresses
Short-term action needed to meet 2° warming goal - report
International pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 2020 are nowhere near enough to limit global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius
Panama indigenous groups say land under threat
Land speculators and other invaders of indigenous territory threaten half of Panama’s forests, leaders say
Indonesian forestry sector failing 'green growth' goals - report
Serious mismanagement of Indonesia's forests is undermining efforts to cut carbon emissions and leading to land disputes, a Human Rights Watch study says
Himalaya 'tsunami' shows need for science in disaster plans
The information is there to help prevent disasters - but it has to reach policymakers, in a form they can use, a study says
Costs of Arctic methane release could approach value of global economy - study
The release of trapped methane from permafrost in just one Arctic ice shelf could drive accelerated warming and have a global impact of $60 trillion, a study says