Feature Stories

Guinea sustainable agriculture example

April 11, 2017

Attitudes to slash and burn in Guinea’s highlands are changing: A Global Environment Facility-funded project in the highlands of West Africa is changing lives, behaviour and attitudes, but it’s a drop in the ocean, and much more needs to be done.

April 10, 2017

Why 2020 is a critical milestone for a climate-safe world
Like everywhere in Kenya, malaria is the primary health issue in these communities, where between 75 and 100 children die from the disease every day. So far, conventional efforts to control the disease have not worked.

April 6, 2017

Reducing malaria without DDT

April 5, 2017

Climate change isn't fair
Local communities in Bhutan possess a vast amount of traditional knowledge, including how to grow, harvest, and use over 200 types of medicinal plants.

March 27, 2017

Sharing benefits: Unlocking potential to preserve & protect nature in Bhutan

March 27, 2017

'Business is on thin ice – as I found in an Antarctic crevasse'
Medical waste disposal in Tanzania

March 22, 2017

Minimizing impact of healthcare waste on people and the environment in Tanzania

March 22, 2017

Give women credit and meet the global goals
Cheetah in Namibia

March 2, 2017

People for wildlife

February 28, 2017

Restoring land productivity in Kazakhstan's small villages
Employees work inside a garment factory in Jaipur, India.

February 27, 2017

Sustainability must create good jobs
Esther Kuluo

February 22, 2017

Bringing the land to life: Empowering women through improved land stewardship in Kenya
La Sra. Esther Kuluo es beneficiaria de un proyecto de manejo sostenible de tierras financiado por el FMAM. El proyecto le ha proporcionado a ella, y a más de 11,000 miembros de la comunidad Maasai, herramientas para la planificación del uso de la tierra y aprendizaje experiencial a través de Escuelas de Campo de Agricultores.

February 22, 2017

Devolviendo vida a la tierra
Close up of dry riverbed.

February 20, 2017

Losing ground in a warmer world
Harvesting maize on the edge of Kakamega forest. Photo Credit George Ayaga, KALRO

February 16, 2017

Running low on bushmeat and timber in Kenya