Burning wood is not ‘renewable energy,’ so why do policymakers pretend it is?
Jun 11, 2024, 5:38 pm ByJustin Catanoso is no stranger to wood pellet plants, as he lives near four of them in the U.S.…Icelandic government grants new license to whaling company to hunt 128 fin whales
Jun 11, 2024, 4:59 pm ByThe Icelandic government has granted a whaling license to commercial whaling company Hvalur, despite…Landmark ruling in Suriname grants protections to local and Indigenous communities — for now
Jun 11, 2024, 1:04 pm ByA court in Suriname has halted development on hundreds of thousands of hectares of Amazon…In eastern Indonesia, forest bird trade flies quietly under social media radar
Jun 11, 2024, 1:03 pm ByKENDARI, Indonesia — In 2021, as the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, Irwan watched…Weak banking regulations leave two-thirds of Amazon vulnerable to oil and gas
Jun 11, 2024, 12:23 pm ByThere are hundreds of oil and gas operations across the Amazon Rainforest. And while critics have…Verra suspends carbon credit projects following police raid in Brazil
Jun 11, 2024, 10:29 am ByThree carbon credit projects were suspended in the Brazilian Amazon after the Federal Police’s…With an eye on EU’s new rules, scientists test ways to capture Africa’s forest loss
Jun 11, 2024, 1:28 am ByRobert Masolele says he remembers being struck by how small-scale farmers in his native Tanzania…Can iron fertilization of the oceans help solve the climate crisis? (commentary)
Jun 10, 2024, 4:39 pm ByThe increasing incidence of extreme weather makes clear the stark reality of climate disruption to…2 years after Bruno & Dom’s murders, Amazon region still rife with gangs
Jun 10, 2024, 3:22 pm By“Unfortunately, with your passing, we have succeeded!” Beto Marubo wrote to his friend Bruno…Black days for black kites in Bangladesh’s growing capital city
Jun 10, 2024, 8:47 am ByEvery dusk in the University of Dhaka campus, in Bangladesh’s busy capital city of Dhaka, the…Javan rhino poacher gets 12 years in record sentence for wildlife crime in Indonesia
Jun 7, 2024, 1:59 pm ByA court in Indonesia has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for poaching six critically…Activists decry latest arrests of East African oil pipeline opponents
Jun 7, 2024, 1:19 pm ByPolice in northwestern Tanzania have arrested four villagers in Hanang District, after they…Brazil police raid Amazon carbon credit projects exposed by Mongabay
Jun 7, 2024, 10:40 am ByOn June 5, the Brazilian Federal Police launched a raid targeting the proponents of some of the…#AllEyesonPapua goes viral to highlight threat to Indigenous forests from palm oil
Jun 7, 2024, 6:02 am ByJAKARTA — A campaign calling for the protection of Indigenous peoples’ customary forests in…Report: Illegal fishing and labor abuse rampant in China’s Indian Ocean fleet
Jun 6, 2024, 3:57 pm ByThe Chinese distant-water fishing fleet is a formidable force. For one thing, it’s the largest in…Media must help reduce conflict between tigers and people in the Sundarbans (commentary)
Jun 6, 2024, 2:08 pm ByThe Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, is a natural wonder that supports millions of…Water is key as study shows restoration of drained tropical peat is possible
Jun 6, 2024, 11:52 am ByJAKARTA — In 2015, Indonesian forestry giant Asia Pulp & Paper announced it would retire thousands…Unrest and arrests in Sumatra as community fights to protect mangroves
Jun 5, 2024, 3:57 pm ByLANGKAT, Indonesia — Ilham was sitting outside on his terrace in the village of Kuala Langkat on…On a remote island, Honduras plans mega-prison in an unstudied reserve
Jun 5, 2024, 2:44 pm ByHonduras is preparing the construction of a maximum-security prison to address the country’s…Riding the Tren Maya: A journey on Mexico’s controversial new railway line
Jun 5, 2024, 2:38 pm ByLast December, the Mexican government opened part of its ambitious Tren Maya project, a railway line…
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