Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine oil pollution in oceans. See the map
Fri 7:11pm By
Oil slicks from ships and offshore oil platforms cover nearly 1.6 million square kilometers (618,000…Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election
Fri 5:25pm By
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s upcoming presidential election could reshape the Amazon’s future.…Vietnam’s fishers face rising costs, declining catches and a contested sea
Fri 2:01pm By
QUANG NGAI, Vietnam — When diesel prices in Vietnam hit an all-time high in March, Vo Huu Viet, a…Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study
Fri 11:06am By
As a heat wave settled on the Red Sea in 2022, a patch of corals in a reef 15 kilometers (9.3 miles)…Permafrost, wetland, wildfire and freshwater emissions could amplify climate change by up to 30%, study finds
Fri 10:05am By
As frozen ground thaws in the Arctic, dead plants and animals locked in soils for thousands of years…How to grow $25K into community-led conservation: Interview with Tanzania’s Mwambao
Fri 9:58am By
UNGUJA, Tanzania — Decades before they would partner to build a marine conservation organization…Uganda and NGO to co-manage sector of national park home to tree-climbing lions
Fri 8:49am By
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have signed a…As Hong Kong heats up, calls grow for tougher rules to protect outdoor workers
Fri 8:07am By
HONG KONG — On a mid-September day, Wong Ping-kuong, 74, and his colleagues worked quickly to…Wildlife traffickers are now targeting Indonesia’s critically endangered maleo birds
Fri 7:33am By
Maleos, black-and-white birds that stand 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall with a distinctive splash of…As fires spread, Indonesia’s rubber growers draw on traditional ways to fight back
Fri 7:13am By
PENUKAL ABAB LEMATANG ILIR, Indonesia — Sumanti raced her motorcycle past the rubber trees as…Women shoulder the burden of expanding wildfires in rural India
Fri 5:40am By
In the Indian Western Himalayas, women are the primary first responders to escalating forest fires.…Mangroves keep waves at bay. A new study helps scientists predict how
Thu 7:29pm By
Existing at the junction of land and sea, mangrove forests have long been heralded for their…India’s isolated island tribes need autonomy to survive rising threats, says scholar
Thu 4:55pm By
Isolated and contacted Indigenous tribes in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands face threats from…A first in Brazil: Black-faced lion tamarins vaccinated
Thu 2:46pm By
On a Wednesday in July, deep in a coastal restinga area of Brazil’s Paraná state, muffled…Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production
Thu 2:18pm By
SCHIPKAU, Germany (AP) — A wind turbine described by its developer as the world’s tallest now…US-Argentina initiative aims to boost critical mineral, oil and gas exports
Thu 12:58pm By
A new initiative between the U.S. and Argentina is meant to bolster investment opportunities and…Renewable energy companies fuel Brazilian data center boom, investigation finds
Thu 11:27am By
Renewable energy companies are driving most of Brazil’s plans for new data centers, according to a…Gabon, home to the medicinal plant behind ibogaine, wants a fairer share of its global boom
Thu 11:21am By
LIBREVILLE — In the traditional-medicine corner of La Peyrie Market in Libreville, iboga comes in…Dolphins keep their social and hunting lives in separate waters, study finds
Thu 11:07am By
Dolphins, it turns out, don’t like to mix business and pleasure. Scientists have found that the…A year ago today, Jane Goodall died at 91. Her message is more important than ever
Thu 10:53am By
This is an abridged version of a piece I wrote shortly after her death a year today. I find it…
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