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EU Export Policies: Double Standards on Toxic...

Introduction The European Union's export policies in 2025 reveal a...

Effects of Continental Glacier Melt on Arctic Coastal Carbon...

Introduction The Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation due to climate...

Green Finance & Economy

Terraformation’s Reforestation Revolution: Boosting Biodiversity or Masking Greenwashing?

Introduction Terraformation, a Hawaii-based startup founded to accelerate global forest restoration, positions itself at the intersection of technology and ecology. With a mission to plant billions of trees and combat climate change, the company addresses critical bottlenecks identified in its survey of 230 foresters from 63 countries, including funding, seed availability, and monitoring . Backed by investors like Salesforce, Terraformation...

Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project: Genuine Conservation or Corporate Greenwashing?

Introduction The Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project, a collaboration between UNESCO and partners like LVMH, targets resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Greater Amazon Basin . Encompassing eight key reserves—such as Bolivia's Pilón Lajas and Beni, Brazil's Central Amazon, Ecuador's Yasuní, Sumaco, and Podocarpus–El Cóndor, and Peru's Manu and Oxapampa–Asháninka–Yánesha—it integrates 86 protected areas facing cross-border threats like deforestation and fires...

Panama’s Mangrove Restoration: Ecological Triumphs Amid Risks of Exploitation

Introduction Panama boasts approximately 161,000 hectares of mangroves as of 2020, but has lost 20-25% since the 1960s due to urbanization, shrimp farming, and infrastructure development . These ecosystems are...

MegaFiltros Program: Genuine Innovation or Greenwashing in Latin America’s Water Crisis?

Introduction The MegaFiltros Program emerged in 2025 as a collaborative effort between Latin American governments, notably Ecuador's under President Daniel Noboa, and multinational corporations to install large-scale water filtration systems...

Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative: Empowering Communities or Masking Deeper Crises in Reforestation Efforts (2025-2026)

Introduction Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) represents a bold response to climate vulnerability, rooted in the country's history of environmental degradation. With over 70% of its territory at risk of...

Restoring Parque Nacional Alerce Costero: Triumphs, Threats, and the Shadow of Corporate Interests

Introduction Parque Nacional Alerce Costero, spanning Chile's Los Ríos region, protects one of the world's oldest forest ecosystems, featuring the iconic alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) trees that can endure for millennia...

Maya Biosphere Reserve: Restoration Successes and Challenges in 2024-2025

Introduction Established in 1990 and managed by Guatemala's National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP), the Maya Biosphere Reserve is one of the largest tropical forest expanses north of the Amazon,...

Is the Chubut Forest Recovery Project a Genuine Ecological Triumph or a Veil for Corporate Exploitation?

Introduction Chubut's forest restoration initiatives, centered on recovering native ecosystems in areas like the Reserva Provincial Naciente del Río Tigre and Los Alerces National Park, have gained momentum in recent...

Microcuencas Reforestation Initiative: Ecological Restoration or Corporate Greenwashing in Latin America’s Watersheds?

Introduction The Microcuencas Reforestation Initiative, active across Latin America, focuses on restoring small-scale watersheds through reforestation and ecosystem management. Rooted in broader efforts like Initiative 20x20, which aims to restore...

Vi Agroforestry’s East Africa Restoration Initiative: Genuine Ecological Revival or Masking Corporate Interests?

Introduction Vi Agroforestry, a Swedish development organization, has been at the forefront of agroforestry efforts in East Africa since the 1980s, focusing on Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. The East...

Can Planting 11 Million Trees Truly Revive Timor’s Coffee Forests – Or Is It Masking Deeper Exploitation?

Introduction Timor-Leste's coffee sector, supporting 37.5% of households with yields at just 20% of the global average, faces chronic challenges from deforestation and low productivity . Enter the 11 Million...

Southwest Indian Ocean Restoration Flagship: Initiatives and Projects for Marine Ecosystem Conservation

Introduction The Southwest Indian Ocean Restoration Flagship stands as a pivotal initiative within the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), targeting the revival of marine and coastal ecosystems in vulnerable...

Unveiling the Plan de Restauración Funcional de la Selva Paranaense: Ecological Revival or Masked Exploitation?

The Paranaense rainforest, once a verdant expanse teeming with unique species, has suffered catastrophic losses, with over 90% of its original cover vanished due to logging, agriculture, and infrastructure...

Green and Sustainable Investments: Navigating Trends, Risks, and Opportunities

The landscape of green and sustainable investments in 2025 reflects a dynamic intersection of economic growth and environmental stewardship. Valued at US$7.9 trillion as of Q1 2025, the global...