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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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 UN 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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Going against the flow to clean up Native American landscapes

20 Nov 2018

Janene Yazzie takes on radioactive river pollution and human rights

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Lessons from Latin America: Cultivating corridors

16 Nov 2018

Connecting forest fragments – and people – to restore landscapes

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Lessons from Latin America: Green businesses that work

15 Nov 2018

From fragrance to energy drinks

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Felix Finkbeiner is trying for the trillion

14 Nov 2018

The 21-year-old changing the planet, one tree at a time

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Lessons from Latin America: Using less, earning more

13 Nov 2018

‘Greening’ commodities through agroforestry

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Restoration initiatives must include indigenous peoples, GLF delegates say

21 Sep 2018

Review restoration practices

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