Monica Evans

ABOUT THE WRITER

Monica Evans is a writer and community development practitioner based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since completing her Masters in Development Studies in 2010, she has worked on environmental and community development projects in New Zealand, the Pacific and Latin America. She's particularly passionate about participation, creativity and wellbeing, and has a keen interest in ecology and sustainability. She lives on New Zealand's West Coast, where she teaches dance, grows vegetables and tends to her pet alpacas.

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Should we mine the Pacific Ocean’s seabed?

27 Nov 2019

Pacific Islands weigh mineral revenues against biodiversity impacts

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COP 25 moves to Spain: What does it mean for climate justice?

27 Nov 2019

Questions raised over Latin American representation in Madrid

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Footprints in the sand: A mysterious oil spill in Brazil threatens livelihoods

14 Nov 2019

The fisherpeople of Bahia state’s last intact mangrove forest are facing the cleanup alone

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Ahead of the ‘Blue COP’ in Madrid, progress made on oceans in Oslo

12 Nov 2019

Delegates addressed the big blue elephant in the room at Our Ocean 2019

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In Africa, bamboo bicycles are shifting gears for women in the workforce

12 Nov 2019

Building a sustainable, equitable set of wheels from grass

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Kenya’s top young agriculturist on the future of professional farming

25 Oct 2019

New seasons require new technology, he says

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The trees that help the Daka River flow

24 Oct 2019

In northern Ghana, riverine tree-planting nourishes ecosystems – and pocketbooks

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Meet the oyster mushroom producer changing urban Ghanaian diets

23 Oct 2019

Plus, how to transform free sawdust into profit

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How much should we worry about the Congo Basin fires?

5 Sep 2019

What red alerts really mean for the world’s ‘second green lung’

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How Indigenous youth are fighting the Indonesian fires

3 Sep 2019

Q+A with Ranu Welum Foundation's Sumarni Laman

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From the frontlines: Fighting Bolivia’s forest fires

29 Aug 2019

A firefighter's account of the country's burning dry forests

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What should we make of the fires in the Amazon and Indonesia?

28 Aug 2019

Leading forestry scientists weigh in

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Sustainable sneakers to reduce your ecological footprint

19 Aug 2019

5 brands helping feet tread lightly on the planet

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How to turn your backyard into a carbon sink

12 Aug 2019

4 steps to replace your lawn with a carbon-sequestering garden

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How ancient Māori knowledge is tackling modern plant disease

8 Aug 2019

Scientist Nick Waipara explains how Indigenous knowledge helps keep myrtle rust at bay

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