Augusta Dwyer

ABOUT THE WRITER

Augusta Dwyer is a freelance writer based in Toronto and the author of four books including "Into the Amazon: The Struggle for the Rainforest" and "Broke but Unbroken: Grassroots Social Movements and Their Radical Solutions to Poverty." She has written for a wide variety of Canadian media and was awarded a Science in Society Award by the Canadian Science Writers Association in 1998.

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How evergreen agriculture could feed the world

7 Oct 2019

New approach combines agriculture with land restoration

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Urban wetlands: Now coming to a city near you

17 Sep 2019

Cities rethink their marshes as natural assets, not obstacles

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The Everglades, forever more

17 Sep 2019

The story of one of history’s most ambitious restoration projects

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The take-off of the drone in conservation

9 Sep 2019

How unmanned aircraft are revolutionizing landscape management

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What’s the right carbon price for reforestation?

18 Jul 2019

New study models reforestation, deforestation and carbon sequestration at different prices

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Growing a green, healthy rice bowl

18 Jul 2019

SRI method increases rice yields and reduces greenhouse gas emissions

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Landscape restoration: Is it working?

20 May 2019

Scientists challenge the Bonn Challenge; its creator responds

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No peace without a piece of the land

15 May 2019

Mike Mora discusses challenges of land reform in Colombia

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In Petén, Guatemala, community forestry is viable business

15 May 2019

Increases in incomes, assets and education; decreases in deforestation

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New U.N. environmental report a wake-up call for health officials

16 Apr 2019

Sixth Global Environment Outlook makes a health case for policy change

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Study finds access to nature in childhood helps mental health

27 Mar 2019

A reason to protect urban green spaces

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A textual digest of new U.N. resolution for restoration

18 Mar 2019

10-point summary of the official adopted document

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Test your restoration knowledge

5 Mar 2019

See how much you know about ongoing initiatives to re-green the planet

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How can restoration help solve hunger?

10 Jan 2019

Joint solutions for two challenges

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For better farm yields in Brazil, a simple registration can help

7 Jan 2019

Farmers receive new technology for proof of their land management

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