Time for a ‘moral reckoning’ of aquaculture’s environmental impacts
Dec 10, 2024, 2:44 pm By
Aquaculture is often promoted as a solution to declines in wild fish populations, and has outpaced…First-of-its-kind crew welfare measure adopted at Pacific fisheries summit
Dec 10, 2024, 12:43 pm By
Working on fishing vessels has for centuries been one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. To…Spain adopts paid ‘climate leave’ policy following deadly floods
Dec 10, 2024, 11:49 am By
Spain has introduced a paid four-day “climate leave” policy to protect workers during extreme…Deadlocked plastic treaty talks will lead to renewed negotiations in 2025
Dec 10, 2024, 10:32 am By
“Just wait till next year!” goes the slogan often attributed to disappointed sports fans. Those…‘We have incredible & applicable solutions’: Interview with Peter Houlihan of XPRIZE
Dec 10, 2024, 6:31 am By
Over the course of his career, Peter Houlihan has hauled light traps across dense jungles to study…Construction of Indonesia’s new capital sees port activity crowd out fishers
Dec 10, 2024, 5:51 am By
BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia — Abdul Kadir looked out to sea as a gathering of storm clouds darkened the…Thai citizens protest plans for Mekong dam amid transboundary concerns
Dec 9, 2024, 8:34 pm By
Citizens in northern Thailand staged protests along the shore of the Mekong River in Chiang Rai…Satellites and lidar get AI boost to count forest carbon stock worldwide
Dec 9, 2024, 9:35 am By
Satellite data have long told us where forests are and how they’re faring. Lidar, laser-based…Battering in U.K. & Ireland, deaths in Thailand & Malaysia as storms keep coming
Dec 9, 2024, 8:13 am By
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity across the U.K. and Ireland after the…Narco airstrips beset Indigenous communities in Peruvian Amazon
Dec 9, 2024, 7:18 am By
The boat comes to a halt, shuddering against the dirt bank that rises from the edge of the Ucayali…Gum-eating Tanzanian monkey is AWOL, fueling extinction fears
Dec 9, 2024, 1:35 am By
For more than a year, there have been no confirmed sightings of the critically endangered southern…Wisdom the 74-year-old albatross lays an egg with new mate
Dec 8, 2024, 11:14 pm By
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg, this time with a new partner. She is…How conservation photographer Cristina Mittermeier uses visual storytelling to inspire action
Dec 8, 2024, 10:29 pm By
Conservation photography occupies a unique space, blending the art of visual storytelling with the…Loggers and carbon projects forge odd partnerships in the Brazilian Amazon
Dec 8, 2024, 7:04 pm By
Brazil’s largest carbon credit scandal, which came to light in June after a major police raid, has…After historic 2024 coral bleaching, hope remains for Mesoamerican Reef
Dec 6, 2024, 2:03 pm By
2024 brought the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever recorded, only narrowly surpassing the…‘Bear’s-eye camera’ reveals elusive Andean bear cannibalism and treetop mating
Dec 6, 2024, 1:26 pm By
In the mountains of Peru, where ancient cloud forests meet the Amazon Rainforest, an Andean bear…That Cuban rodent species you never knew about? Turns out it’s two species
Dec 6, 2024, 11:26 am By
Hutias are a strange group of rodents living on various islands of the Caribbean. Although big, and…Coca-Cola cuts back on reusable plastic pledge
Dec 6, 2024, 8:36 am By
Coca-Cola is reducing its plastic recycling targets from previous commitments, which advocacy groups…The uncertain future of Amazon river dolphins amid historic drought
Dec 6, 2024, 8:27 am By
TEFÉ, Amazonas — “I’ve lived on this floating home for 40 years, and this is the worst…Students and scientists collaborate to maintain Navajo Nation forests
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