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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...

Natural Resources & Extractivism

Is the RECLIMA Restoration Project a Genuine Climate Fix or a Corporate Facade?

Introduction The RECLIMA project, officially known as "Upscaling Climate Resilience Measures in the Dry Corridor Agroecosystems of El Salvador," was approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on October 20, 2018, and has been under implementation since July 17, 2019 . Spanning five years, it focuses on restoring degraded ecosystems to protect water sources, stimulate aquifer recharge, and enhance agricultural...

Proyecto Mono Araña: Genuine Conservation Triumph or Veil for Eco-Exploitation?

Introduction Proyecto Mono Araña, initiated in 2012, focuses on the long-term conservation of the brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) in Venezuela's Caparo Forest Reserve, which has shrunk from 184,100 hectares to just 7,000 protected hectares due to habitat destruction . Extending to regions in Colombia and Central America, the project addresses critical threats to species like the Central American spider...

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...

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...

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...

Ghana’s Mangrove Restoration Projects: Delivering Ecological Justice or Masking Exploitation? (2024-2026)

Introduction Ghana's mangroves, concentrated in the Western Coast and Volta regions, are vital ecosystems facing rapid decline. Between 2009 and 2019, the country lost about 16.9% of its mangrove cover...

Tonga Ocean Management Act 2025: Balancing Conservation and Deep-Sea Mining Impacts

Introduction The Kingdom of Tonga, a small island nation with an ocean territory spanning over 700,000 square kilometers, has taken a bold step with the Ocean Management Act 2025 (Act...

Colombian Amazon Deforestation: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions for 2024-2025

Introduction Colombia's Amazon region, a biodiversity hotspot vital for global climate regulation, has seen fluctuating deforestation rates in recent years. Following the 2016 peace accords with FARC, deforestation spiked, with...

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...