Brazil dredges Amazon rivers to ease drought isolation, raising environmental concerns
Oct 1, 2024, 3:24 pm By
For the second year in a row, record-breaking drought in the Amazon has caused environmental havoc…Patent filings help scientists predict patterns in wildlife trade
Oct 1, 2024, 2:04 pm By
Economists have long made the case that regulations foster greater innovation by business players.…In the Pacific depths, an underwater mountain hosts a bonanza of new species
Oct 1, 2024, 1:51 pm By
Flying spaghetti monsters, Casper octopus, and a fish that looks like a Muppet are just a few of the…NGOs say EU Commission must act on Greece oil activity in whale habitat
Oct 1, 2024, 1:36 pm By
Environmental NGOs are urging the European Commission to pursue their complaint about Greece’s…Social media influencers’ bad behavior with marine wildlife is risky for animals, too (commentary)
Oct 1, 2024, 12:53 pm By
Many of us have likely come across that viral video on social media – a young woman touching…Celestún refuge fights illegal fishing & helps revive species in Mexico’s Yucatán
Oct 1, 2024, 7:31 am By
A decade ago, the overfishing of sea cucumber (Isostichopus badionotus) was the center of…S. Korea dune merchant, 72, held over sand mining in Indonesia mangrove forest
Sep 30, 2024, 3:08 pm By
MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities have arrested a 72-year-old South Korean national for…Canada’s 2023 wildfires doubled the previous burning record
Sep 30, 2024, 1:52 pm By
Canada’s 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the nation’s history. More than 15 million…Ever-smarter consumer electronics push world toward environmental brink
Sep 30, 2024, 11:15 am By
In recent decades, the electronics industry experienced meteoric growth as it swiftly invented and…In Mexico, scientists race to save Marietas Islands’ corals from ocean warming
Sep 30, 2024, 5:01 am By
The corals of the Marietas Islands, a pair of small islands in Mexico’s Pacific Ocean, have…Cambodian environment minister bans logging at tycoon’s Cardamoms hydropower project
Sep 30, 2024, 12:29 am By
PHNOM PENH — In a rare move to combat forest crimes, Cambodian Environment Minister Eang…The Amazon is ablaze again. What it means for us (commentary)
Sep 29, 2024, 8:08 pm ByIn 2019, the world watched in horror as images of the Amazon rainforest ablaze flooded the news.…Canine distemper likely infecting & killing Nepal’s leopards, study shows
Sep 29, 2024, 11:34 am ByKATHMANDU — Canine distemper virus is likely circulating among Nepal’s common leopards (Panthera…Brazil’s race to approve the end of the Amazon: The BR-319 highway needs a new environmental impact assessment (commentary)
Sep 28, 2024, 11:02 am By
The proposed reconstruction of Brazil’s BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway (Figure 1) needs a new…Indigenous communities and can decide for themselves on carbon market risks (commentary)
Sep 27, 2024, 5:45 pm By
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has had a rough year. A hotly contested but eye-popping critique…Tiny snails make a big comeback in French Polynesia
Sep 27, 2024, 11:51 am By
On the tropical island of Moorea in French Polynesia, a species of snail about the size of a Skittle…EU dismisses calls to delay deforestation law amid global backlash
Sep 27, 2024, 10:51 am By
The European Union has stood firm on its new deforestation law, rejecting calls from global…Reporter who revealed deforestation in Cambodia now charged with deforestation
Sep 27, 2024, 12:49 am By
STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — It was late in the afternoon of Sept. 16 when Ouk Mao finally answered his…Eminent Nepali conservation NGOs demand repeal of controversial law
Sep 26, 2024, 11:58 pm By
KATHMANDU — Eminent Nepali conservation groups and environmentalists have called on the…Brazil cracks down on illegal gold mining, sparking anger in the Amazon
Sep 26, 2024, 9:52 pm ByBrazil has ramped up efforts to quell illegal gold mining over the last two years. Police raids in…
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