Hugh Biggar

ABOUT THE WRITER

Hugh Biggar has worked as a reporter for print and online publications, as a consultant for international agencies including the United Nations Development Program and the U.S. Peace Corps, and as an advisor for the Roshan Learning Center for refugees in Jakarta, Indonesia. He earned an MA in public affairs journalism from Stanford University with additional coursework at Stanford's school for International Policy Studies.

By this writer

Burn notice: Fire’s reality in the 21st century

1 May 2019

Scientists make call-to-action for a fire-smart future

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In Ghana, one man plants a future with 20 million new trees

22 Apr 2019

This Earth Day, meet West Africa’s young eco-warrior

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Forest protection efforts earn Indonesia millions

25 Mar 2019

Norway to pay the country for its reduction in emissions

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Closing the land rights gap for 2.5 billion people

28 Nov 2018

Indigenous and local communities need tenure to protect – and survive in – landscapes

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The restorative powers of the underground

22 Nov 2018

Tony Rinaudo’s uses what lies beneath to turn drylands into forests

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Indonesia seeks to turn the tide of global ocean health

6 Nov 2018

Focused efforts to decrease plastic waste

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Food demand outpacing sustainable supply as population booms

23 Oct 2018

Annual GAP report says production must become more efficient

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What’s threatening the Congo Basin’s peatlands?

1 Oct 2018

Risks to the Cuvette Centrale carbon sink

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New app helps African farmers find the right tree

8 Sep 2018

Vegetationmap4Africa app

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Farmer led landscape restoration offers multiple benefits for smallholders and women in Burkina Faso

2 Aug 2018

Re-greening the land

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Hitting U.N. temperature targets could save global economy $30 trillion

10 Jul 2018

Net global benefit

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Blockchain can increase transparency and returns for agricultural producers

24 Jun 2018

Streamlining market access

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Milk for peace: A conversation with Alqueria’s Jaime Eduardo Gomez Gomez

26 May 2018

Dairy despite conflict

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Technology picks up and transmits “call of the wild” to stop illegal deforestation

28 Apr 2018

App stops illegal deforestation

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Turning over an old leaf in Silicon Valley to improve urban conservation

26 Mar 2018

Restoring urban oak landscape

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