UN probes controversial forest carbon agreement in Malaysian Borneo
Mon 4:01pmThe state government of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo has reaffirmed its plans to proceed with an opaque nature conservation agreement despite concerns raised by the United Nations. Representatives of Sabah’s government and a representative of a Singaporean…Fanned by El Niño, megafires in Brazil threaten Amazon’s preserved areas
Mon 3:27pmResearchers and protection agencies expected a dry season with more fires in Brazil’s Roraima state at the start of 2024, but the effects of an intense and prolonged El Niño have aggravated the situation.Rising temperatures threaten the tiny animals responsible for groundwater quality
Mon 1:01pmUnderground ecosystems are everywhere. From gargantuan lightless mazes to pore-sized bedrock gaps inhabited by microfauna — super tiny animals — these ecosystems are believed to be the most widespread nonmarine environments on the planet, according to a…Chocó land deal shows flaws in Ecuador’s forestry incentive program
Mon 12:09pmBy now, dozens of countries have some version of a forestry incentive program, with the government paying local property owners to keep their trees in the ground. But a lot of the programs have come under scrutiny because they’re easy to manipulate and hard…Oman’s mountain oases offer ancient farming lessons for a warming future
Mon 11:34amIn some ways, village life on Oman’s Jabal Akhdar Mountain is the same as it has always been. Water still runs through the ancient aflaj channels. People still cultivate pomegranates, walnuts and grapes. Goats still go out to pasture, and the day begins and…Fenced in by Sulawesi national park, Indigenous women make forestry breakout
Mon 11:13amSOUTH KULAWI, Indonesia — In a forested valley in the interior of Sulawesi Island, Elisabet Heta gathers up a clutch of farming tools used by the Moa Indigenous people and leaves home. “I want to go to the pampa,” Elisabet told Mongabay Indonesia, before…Fertilizer management could reduce ammonia pollution from 3 staple crops: Study
Mon 10:11amA machine learning model of ammonia emissions from the world’s rice, wheat and corn crops shows that optimal fertilizer management could slash ammonia air pollution from these crops by 38%.In Peru, conservationists and authorities struggle to get turtle eggs off the menu
Mon 7:12amIQUITOS, Peru — “Oh, they’re so delicious,” said Soledad Coronil, an elderly local woman, as she enjoyed a boiled tortoise egg earlier this year. “You have to open the shell and dig out the insides, either with your hand or with a spoon. I like to…Spying on wildlife with biorobots: Interview with engineer Kamilo Melo
Sun 10:50pmKamilo Melo was building a robot shaped like a salamander for his Ph.D. in 2015 when an unexpected assignment came knocking on his door. Two producers at the BBC were keen to rope him in for a nature documentary. The brief was simple and complicated at the…Fires surge in the Amazon, but deforestation continues to fall
Sat 8:05pmDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has continued on a downward trajectory despite a sharp increase in fires associated with the severe drought in the region, reveals data released by Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE). According to figures…Toilet paper: Environmentally impactful, but alternatives are rolling out
Fri 11:26amMost used in China, North America, Europe and Australia, TP causes deforestation, needs lots of energy and water to make, and is hard to dispose of. Solutions abound, from the bidet, to recycled paper, bamboo and other alternatives.Brazilian youngsters discuss how they are tackling the climate emergency
Fri 7:58amThe climate emergency has affected development and violated the rights of children and adolescents around the world, and in Brazil. In addition to fires, prolonged, extreme droughts make access to water difficult and disrupt eating patterns. Excessive rainfall…To detect illegal roads in remote areas, AI comes into play
Fri 7:03amFor years, detecting illegal roads in remote areas has remained a challenging and labor-intensive task. More often than not, it requires poring over satellite images to identify thin lines cut through the dense green of forests and fragile ecosystems. Enter…Huge new no-fishing zones give Antarctic marine predators and their prey a break
Thu 3:02pmThousands of miles off the southeast coast of South America lies a set of remote islands, one broad and comma-shaped, the others a series of small dots that trail off into the South Atlantic Ocean. These are the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands,…Brazil’s Amazonian states push for court reforms in bid for justice
Thu 3:01pmAmazonian states have gone largely unrepresented at the top of the Brazilian judicial system for decades, a political distortion that has spurred calls for reform.E-Sak Ka Ou Declaration underscores Indigenous rights as a conservation solution (commentary)
Thu 1:50pmIt was a sunny day in Koh Lanta, an island known for tourism in Krabi Province, Thailand. Surrounding us were calming shades of blue and green, a white sandy beach with endless coconut trees and a salty breeze that ruffled the crystal-clear waters. But for the…Mini radio tags help track ‘murder hornets’ and other invasive insects
Thu 1:30pmThe yellow-legged hornet is a predator: after it sets up a nest in a new neighborhood, its workers head out in search of smaller wasps, flies and bees to feed the hive’s growing brood. One of its favorite snacks is honey bees. Lingering outside a hive, these…Climate change brews trouble for tea industry, but circular solutions await
Thu 1:15pmIt’s estimated that we drink around 5 billion cups of tea every day. Producing this vast quantity of leaves to quench global thirst for black, green and other varieties is an industry that spans more than 60 tropical and subtropical countries and largely…Not just polar bears — climate change could push African rhinos to extinction
Thu 11:06amNew research is ringing alarm bells about how climate change may impact one of Africa’s most iconic and vulnerable animals: the rhinoceros. “Climate change has the potential of wiping out all of them in the blink of an eye,” says Hlelolwenkhosi Mamba, an…Palm oil deforestation persists in Indonesia’s Leuser amid new mills, plantations
Thu 10:56amJAKARTA — Deforestation for oil palm plantations continues unabated at the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, likely driven by new processing mills that in turn may ultimately be supplying major consumer goods companies. Plantation-driven…
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