Forest protection: Armed with phones and seeds, jobless Kenyans tackle illegal logging
KAGONDU NJAGI, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on efforts to stem deforestation in Kwale County, Kenya, during the coronavirus pandemic…
Illegal logging: Treetop sensors help Indonesia eavesdrop on forests
HARRY JACQUES, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how technology is being employed in the battle to stop illegal logging in Indonesian forests…
Gotta catch ’em all: Pokemon-style app aims to save Indonesia’s forests
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation An Indonesian crowdsourcing app is tapping into the competitive spirit of its users by creating Pokemon Go-type games to help map land across the sprawling archipelago and protect forests and Indigenous people, organisers said on Friday. The Urundata application uses publicly available satellite images to create games where users visit an area […]
Malaysia working to tighten laws on forest protection, says minister
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Malaysia is working on reforms to its decades-old forestry laws, and will consider suggestions from green activists on how to better protect its rainforests, a minister said on Wednesday. Earlier this month, hundreds of environmentalists marched on Malaysia’s parliament demanding changes to the constitution and laws to step up punishments […]