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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Drones, dogs, ‘cocoons’ – it’s a new age for tree planting

23 Sep 2020

A look at the technologies changing the way tree seeds are planted

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Preventing future pandemics could depend on sustainable food

10 Aug 2020

A new report assesses the main drivers of zoonoses

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A library for understanding the soils of the world

29 Jun 2020

New soil spectral library addresses global food supply through advanced soil analysis

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Progress is being made on building sustainable landscapes, but how to measure it?

24 Jun 2020

Gender equity and land tenure – and comprehensive data – are key

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Ways COVID-19 could lead to less hunger in Africa

27 May 2020

New report looks at the pandemic’s effects on hunger and nutrition on the continent

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The forward movement of organic growth

21 Apr 2020

It has taken a century to establish the organics sector. Where does it need to go now?

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Bagging it: what’s working in the fight against plastic pollution

25 Mar 2020

Which bans, fines and alternatives are successfully curbing plastic bag use

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The carbon sequestration powers of the near-extinct forest elephant

3 Feb 2020

The animal’s extinction in Central Africa would prevent 3 billion tons of carbon from being stored in forests

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To adapt to climate change are vulnerable countries getting the money they need?

26 Nov 2019

New reports break down what type of finance countries are receiving

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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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