Two South American scientists win ‘environmental Nobel’ on human-nature divide
5:09amTwo scientists from South America won the 2025 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement on Feb. 11 for their work on the often-overlooked connection between human societies and the natural world. The winners, Argentinian ecologist Sandra Díaz and Brazilian…Science aside, we need art & philosophy for global change: Epidemiologist
Thu 10:42pmWith deforestation and declining biodiversity linked to emerging infectious diseases, one would think the world should look to science for answers. But Dr. Neil Vora, a former epidemic intelligence service officer with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…Cargill weakens Amazon no-deforestation vow, raising concerns about wider backslide
Thu 3:16pmCommodity-trading giant Cargill recently signaled that it will weaken its no-deforestation commitments in the Amazon Rainforest, an investigation by Repórter Brasil has revealed. In its latest sustainability report, released in December 2024, Cargill changed…Fossil fuel, plastic, and agrichemical companies coordinate social media on climate change, study…
Thu 1:11pmA recent study reveals a strong connection between three fossil fuel-based industries — oil and gas, plastics, and agrichemicals — and their use of social media to deny climate change and delay climate action. Energy, plastics and agrichemicals all rely on…‘I’m Still Here’ Eunice Paiva’s pivotal role in Brazil’s Indigenous & environmental rights
Thu 1:03pmPORTO ALEGRE — On the set of I’m Still Here (2024), the acclaimed Brazilian film by Walter Salles Jr., supporting actress Angela Ribeiro was approached by a woman with red hair and thin-rimmed glasses. “I came to meet my namesake,” the visitor joked in…Forest communities craft recommendations for better ART TREES carbon credit standard
Thu 10:53amFor Indigenous peoples and local communities across Central and South America, financial opportunities from voluntary carbon markets come with both benefits and risks. Working with the Rainforest Foundation Norway and Rainforest Foundation US, 14 organizations…Lawsuit is latest push to curb bottom trawling in protected European waters
Thu 8:12amBottom trawling, a fishing technique in which vessels drag weighted nets along the seafloor, has long been condemned by conservationists for disrupting seabed habitat and capturing species indiscriminately. Yet it remains common in marine protected areas…Forest of rare trees in Zanzibar now earmarked for ‘eco-resort’
Thu 7:48amMICHEWENI, Tanzania — Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa. The intsia trees (Intsia bijuga) were found growing within moist coastal forest in the north of Ngezi Forest…Researchers find two individuals of UK’s ‘loneliest bat’ species
Thu 1:56amFor more than two decades, researchers knew of just a single, male individual of the greater mouse-eared bat that would repeatedly hibernate in an unused railway tunnel in Sussex, U.K. This male bat became known as the “loneliest soul in Britain” since he…‘Truffle dogs’ help sniff out two new truffle species
Thu 1:22amTwo dogs specially trained to sniff out truffles have helped researchers identify two new-to-science truffle species in the U.S., according to a recent study. Truffles, synonymous with luxury fine dining, are the fruiting bodies of fungi belonging to the genus…Massive songbird seizure highlights Indonesia’s unrelenting illegal wildlife trade
Wed 9:31pmAuthorities in Indonesia have made yet another major seizure of smuggled songbirds, highlighting the persistent pressure from a trade with deep cultural roots in the country. The shipment of 6,860 songbirds from West Nusa Tenggara province was intercepted on…Mammals, birds in Vietnam’s rare coastal forests revealed by camera traps
Wed 8:30pmIn 2019, scientists rediscovered a species of miniature deer long lost to science within the dry coastal forests of southern Vietnam’s Nui Chua National Park. A victim of snaring, the silver-backed chevrotain (Tragulus versicolor) hadn’t been seen by…Giant Rats: Sniffing Out Wildlife Crime | Wild Targets
Wed 1:16pmMOROGORO, Tanzania – Rats have long been misunderstood, often seen as pests rather than pals. However, the African giant pouched rat, the largest in the world, possesses special qualities that have caught the attention of a group of scientists in Tanzania.…Meet the giant rats fighting wildlife trafficking
Wed 1:12pmMOROGORO, Tanzania — Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and super sense of smell, this species has…Declining biodiversity and emerging diseases are entwined, more study needed
Wed 11:38amFive years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, hyperaware that pathogens can jump from animals to humans at any moment, bringing the next disruptive global health crisis that kills…Mass salmon deaths hit Scottish farms as government investigates
Wed 11:35amHundreds of thousands of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) died on fish farms in Scotland in the final months of 2024. The mass mortality events took place as a parliamentary committee concluded an inquiry into the industry, saying it was “disappointed” by the…Over half of Pacific atoll forests are coconut palm plantations — Study
Wed 11:26amWhat’s new: More than half of the tree cover in Pacific atolls is largely composed of “abandoned and overgrown” colonial-era coconut palm plantations, reveal satellite images in a study published in December 2024. What the study says: While coconut palm…Petition calls on EPA to tighten pesticide rules to protect bees
Wed 10:04amInsect conservation NGO the Xerces Society recently petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to expand its requirement of data to evaluate pesticides can that hurt bees. Scientists say improving pesticide safety for bees would benefit many other…Sun, sand and skulls: Bali tourism trade peddles threatened primate skulls
Wed 8:17amCharmed by the picturesque beaches and enchanting temple complexes, millions of tourists flock each year to the tiny Indonesian island of Bali to experience its unique culture and art. When they leave, many take home a piece of Bali in the form of souvenirs,…More cable car controversy surfaces in Nepal’s western mountains
Wed 5:58amKATHMANDU — A brewing controversy over private cable car projects in Nepal’s hills has taken a new turn after the country’s planning commission quietly gave “national priority” status to a venture in the Annapurnas, despite pending legal verdicts and…Wild baboons don’t recognize their own mirror reflections
Wed 3:31amHumans like to study themselves in a mirror. But wild baboons, when presented with a mirror, don’t seem to recognize they’re staring at their own selves, a new study has found. For decades, researchers have tried to understand if other animals are…Bobcats benefit both human and ecological health, but their growing populations are often…
Tue 3:42pmThe bobcat population has rebounded over the past 125 years, making it North America’s most common wildcat: as of 2011, there were an estimated 3.5 million bobcats in the United States alone, a significant increase from the late 1990s. These intelligent…Japan sees record snowfall as Australia braces for cyclone Zelia
Tue 10:59amJapan: Record-breaking snowfall wreaked havoc in northern Japan last week, leaving at least three people dead and 54 injured as of Feb. 10, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Among the worst hit regions were Hokkaido, the country’s…CITES rejects proposed suspension of Cambodian monkey exports
Tue 4:50amExports of long-tailed macaques from Cambodia will remain legal pending further review, despite recommendations for a suspension to prevent poaching of the critically endangered monkey from the wild. The proposed suspension had been raised at last week’s…Singing lemurs found to be dropping beats just like King Julien
Tue 4:39amThe indri, a critically endangered lemur only found in Madagascar’s rainforest, might hold clues about the human knack for musicality, a Mongabay video explains. Indris (Indri indri) are one of the largest living lemurs, and among the few primates that sing.…Brazil has seen a 460% increase in climate-related disasters since the 1990s
Tue 4:36amIt’s a proven fact: the relationship between rising global temperatures and the number of climate-related disasters is directly proportional. From 1991 through 2023, each rise of 0.1°C in the average global air temperature led to 360 new records of…Unchecked illegal trawling pushes Indonesia’s small-scale fishers to the brink
Tue 12:00amTANJUNG LEIDONG, Indonesia — At around 5:30 a.m., after the tide starts to recede, Zulkifli Dalimunthe rushes to the shore a stone’s throw from his house, where he anchors his small wooden boat. Working by himself, the 40-year-old fisher usually takes his…Mining dredges return to Amazon River’s main tributary, months after crackdown
Mon 12:15pmThe return of the floating structures shows the resilience of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, which destroys the riverbeds and contaminates the water with mercury.Study finds population crash for critically endangered European eel in Spain’s Ebro Delta
Mon 10:47amThe critically endangered European eel population is facing collapse in Spain’s Ebro Delta, where populations have plummeted by more than 80% in recent years, according to a new study. The study’s authors warn this decline may be as severe, or worse, than…Darfur’s women refugees lead reforestation of war-blighted Sudan–Chad borderland
Mon 10:22amADRÉ, Chad — In the dry and windswept plains of the Adré refugee camp in eastern Chad, a grove of young neem trees stands as a testament to resilience and determination. For Zahra Adam Khamis, a refugee from Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region and founder of…
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