Barbara Fraser

ABOUT THE WRITER

Barbara Fraser has lived for more than two decades in Peru, where her work as a freelance journalist has taken her from the desert coast to the foot of Andean glaciers to native communities in the Amazon basin. She has a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's in environmental studies and specializes in reporting on environmental, public health, indigenous and social issues.

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Why are people killed for protecting their natural lands?

19 Jun 2019

Stories from Colombia, Indonesia and India

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Women are ‘on the front lines’ of defending land

8 Mar 2019

Tackling the gendered hazards facing environmental defenders

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Honduras charts course for climate commitments

21 Jun 2018

Nationally determined contributions

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Bonn Challenge: New solutions urged for financing landscape restoration

28 Mar 2018

Factoring in environmental benefits

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Bonn Challenge delegates: Commit globally, act locally on landscape restoration

27 Mar 2018

Tabulating progress on efforts

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Around Itaipu Dam, restoring forests replenishes water invigorating livelihoods

21 Mar 2018

Bonn Challenge field visit

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Brazil Bonn Challenge delegates evaluate forest restoration efforts worldwide

19 Mar 2018

Taking aim at targets

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Bonn Challenge meeting aims to bring forest landscape restoration to earth

14 Mar 2018

Tackling multiple restoration challenges

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From the Congo to the Amazon, hunters speak the same language

26 Feb 2016

Although continents apart, hunters in the forests of Africa and Latin America can learn from each other’s experiences ...

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REDD+ in Brazil: coordination needed, looking for intergrated approach

17 Aug 2015

Farming and ranching remain the main drivers of deforestation in Brazil, a new study from the Center for International F...

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Land tenure in forests a matter of food security, experts contend

30 Dec 2014

Forests are an important link in the food chain, especially for women and children and others at high risk of hunger and...

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With climate effects looming, land-use planners reach for their toolbox

22 Dec 2014

It’s coming soon. And it’s time to act now. Imminent climatic changes challenge planners and policy makers to foreca...

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