Fewer fish and more rules lead to illegal catches, Italian fishers say
11:20amCALABRIA, Italy — “On our coasts there is … a massive presence, that everyone can see, of poachers and illegal fishermen,” a fisher in Calabria, in southwestern Italy, told Mongabay. He said he decided to speak with this team of journalists because…It’s tough to be a wild orchid: Interview with conservation biologist Reshu Bashyal
10:36amOrchids (members of the family Orchidaceae) are diverse flowering plants with colorful and fragrant blooms and are often described as neglected plants in Nepal, where an estimated 500 or so of the roughly 30,000 species known to science are found. Most orchid…Fishing by dodgy fleets hurts economies, jobs in developing countries: Report
9:13amCompanies implicated in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing can have a serious impact on the economies, job opportunities and overall welfare of the developing countries in whose waters they operate, according to a recent report from London-based…Wildlife from space: Winners of Satellites for Biodiversity Award named
6:38amThe Airbus Foundation and the Connected Conservation Foundation have announced the winners of the second edition of their Satellites for Biodiversity Award. The four winners of the award are international conservation NGO Fauna & Flora International, Peruvian…Etelvina Ramos: From coca farmer to opponent of the illegal crop
6:22amThis story is part of a Mongabay series on female environmental defenders in the Amazon. Read about the lives and work of Soraida Chindoy, Maydany Salcedo, and Alis Ramírez. It was when Etelvina Ramos Campo was four years old that she first became aware that…DRC’s 1 billion trees program makes progress, but hurdles remain
6:10amKINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Every weekend between January 2022 and December 2023, members of the nongovernmental organization Ferme Don de Dieu (FDD) planted trees on farmland in Yolo and Kinzono, on the outskirts of Mbankana, more than 140 km…A single gang of poachers may have killed 10% of Javan rhinos since 2019
12:56amIt was news that rhino conservationists had long feared. Indonesian media are reporting that a poaching ring allegedly killed seven Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), and possibly more, from 2019-2023, potentially wiping out 10% of the entire global…Women weave a culture of resistance and agroecology in Ecuador’s Intag Valley
Thu 11:09amINTAG VALLEY, Ecuador — In Ecuador’s lush tropical Andes, Silvia Vetancourt multitasks, her hands maneuvering crochet needles with swift precision as she navigates the rocky path to the old town of Plaza Gutierrez. “We like this craft because it’s…Latest Peruvian oil spill cuts Indigenous communities from life-giving river
Thu 10:42amAs dawn began to break in the Peruvian Amazon on March 5, an oil slick spread across the Puinahua River in the district of the same name, engulfing clumps of palms and reeds in a thick, black layer as it streamed down the current. The sight of the spill…EU law to reduce deforestation is on a knife’s edge, will leaders act? (commentary)
Thu 10:41amWe are now in a make-or break-moment for the landmark law to halt imported global deforestation into the European Union. Global forest defenders watch with bated breath as in the next few days, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will…Navigating the rise in conflicts between humans and fishing cats in Bangladesh
Thu 9:18amIn a quiet village called Charghikamala in Rajbari district, a sad story unfolded one night. Helal, a villager, heard his goat crying out in fear. When he went to check, he found a beautiful creature lying still under the moonlight — a fishing cat, with fur…IKEA blamed for Romanian forest destruction
Thu 9:09amIKEA is under scrutiny over its wood sourcing practices after two reports linked the furniture giant to destructive logging in some of Europe’s last ancient forests. The recent investigations, conducted separately by Greenpeace and fellow environmental…Outdated infrastructure and oil spills: the cases of Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
Thu 6:56amAll three legacy-oil pipelines in the Andean Amazon system are old. The Oleoducto Transandino Colombiano (OTC) has been operating for 53 years, followed by the Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano (SOTE) at 50 years and the Oleoducto Norperuano (ONP) at 45…Human rights allegations prompt World Bank to freeze project’s funds in Tanzania
Thu 6:14amThe World Bank has suspended funding for a $150 million tourism project in southern Tanzania in response to allegations of forced evictions, killings and other violations of people’s rights in Ruaha National Park. “We have recently received information…Liberia puts a wartime logger in charge of its forests
Thu 5:15amThe appointment of a logging executive with ties to former president and war criminal Charles Taylor has drawn fierce criticism by local environmental groups.Indigenous community fights to save its lands on Indonesia’s historic tin island
Thu 12:40amBELITUNG ISLAND, Indonesia — Nasidi paddled gently past a row of the eponymous rasau trees that line the riverbanks here in Tebet Rasau village, where a decade ago people would wade into the Lenggang River to catch silverfish. But life along the river here…U.S. East Coast adopts ‘living shorelines’ approach to keep rising seas at bay
Wed 12:32pmBLUE HILL, Maine — January brought a pair of rough storms to the northeastern U.S. They hit when the tides were high and pushed higher than normal by rising sea levels, setting numerous high-water records and prompting Maine Governor Janet Mills to request a…Deforestation haunts top Peruvian reserve and its Indigenous communities
Wed 12:01pmA recent report has revealed a spike in deforestation in the buffer zone of one of the world’s best-protected areas, Peru’s Amarakaeri Communal Reserve. Between 2001 and 2023, 19,978 hectares (49,367 acres) of forest were lost in the buffer zone of the…Global study maps most detailed tree of life yet for flowering plants
Wed 11:34amAfter the first flower bloomed on the Earth, flowering plants evolved a staggering diversity and now make up about 90% of all plant life. Charles Darwin called this rapid domination an “abominable mystery.” A study published today, April 24, in the journal…Tribes turn to the U.N. as major wind project plans to cut through their lands in the U.S.
Wed 11:26amLast week, a United States federal judge rejected a request from Indigenous nations to stop SunZia, a $10 billion dollar wind transmission project that would cut through traditional tribal lands in southwestern Arizona. Amy Juan is a member of the Tohono…
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