Rachel Rivera

Rachel Rivera

Rachel Rivera is a freelance writer and editor, with a special interest in environmental issues. She has worked as an editor for The Associated Press in New York and Thailand, and for the Natural Resources Defense Council magazine in the US. She has a Master of Journalism degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She is presently based in Jakarta.

Rachel Rivera's Posts


New timber tracking tools to bolster global fight against illegal logging 07 May 2012 , Posted in Deforestation, English, General News
El cultivo de qat en Etiopía alimenta la economía y reduce la deforestación 22 March 2012 , Posted in Deforestation, Mitigation, Spanish
Khat cultivation in Ethiopia fuels economy, reduces deforestation 21 March 2012 , Posted in Conservation, Deforestation, English, Food security, General News, Livelihoods, Mitigation
Ethiopia mendorong ekonomi hijau menjelang Rio+20 – hutan memegang peran utama 27 February 2012 , Posted in Conservation, Indonesian, Mitigation, Rio+20 Indonesian
Rumah tangga miskin bergantung pada produk hutan non kayu saat krisis 24 February 2012 , Posted in Adaptation, Indonesian, Rio+20 Indonesian
Menurunnya penghidupan tradisional di hutan Borneo akibat beralihnya mata pencarian ke penambangan dan penebangan 22 February 2012 , Posted in Community forestry, Conservation, Indonesian, Livelihoods, Rio+20 Indonesian
En declive los medios de subsistencia tradicionales en los bosques de Borneo, las comunidades dependen ahora de la minería y la extracción de madera 21 February 2012 , Posted in Community forestry, Conservation, Governance, Livelihoods, Rio +20 Spanish, Spanish
Rumbo a Río+20, Etiopía impulsa una economía verde donde los bosques tiene un papel fundamental 20 February 2012 , Posted in Conservation, Mitigation, Rio +20 Spanish, Spanish
Traditional livelihoods decline in Borneo forests as communities rely on mining, logging jobs 17 February 2012 , Posted in Community forestry, Conservation, English, General News, Governance, Livelihoods, Rio+20 English
Ethiopia pushes for green economy ahead of Rio+20 — forests a major player 16 February 2012 , Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, English, General News