Recycling gold can tackle illegal mining in the Amazon, but is no silver bullet
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Extreme rainfall recorded in Sudan, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad this year marks a heightened…Vietnam’s mammals need conservation within and outside their range: Study
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Many species of mammals, either extinct in the wild or teetering close to it, have been successfully…Foreign investor lawsuits impede Honduras human rights & environment protections
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Foreign investors in Honduras enjoy “extraordinary privileges” that hinder the government’s…Water returns to Amazon rivers amid historic drought
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The Amazon River and its tributaries, which make up the largest freshwater basin in the world, are…Philippines’ ‘extraordinary’ typhoon season was climate-fueled: Scientists
Dec 12, 2024, 12:43 pm By
From late October to November this year, six consecutive tropical cyclones battered the Philippines,…Indonesian forests put at risk by South Korean and Japanese biomass subsidies
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Biomass energy subsidies in South Korea and Japan are threatening Southeast Asia’s tropical…Peru’s modern history of migration and settlement
Dec 12, 2024, 5:20 am By
Policies designed to occupy and populate the Peruvian Amazon began about seventy years ago with the…Communities warn of threat to ecosystems from Brazil bridge project
Dec 12, 2024, 4:11 am By
“It seems like they intentionally neglected the ferry system just to create enough discontent so…Kenya embraces electric buses to combat climate change, but rollout is bumpy
Dec 12, 2024, 2:30 am By
NAIROBI — There are 22,000 buses on Nairobi’s crowded streets, the backbone of commuter transit…In 2024, Nepal’s elusive snow leopards pounce into spotlight
Dec 12, 2024, 1:43 am By
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The crew of the research vessel E/V Nautilus erupted in excited chatter as they watched live video…Wildlife conservation is a key climate change solution (commentary)
Dec 11, 2024, 3:38 pm By
When most people think about climate change, images of melting ice caps or rising sea levels come to…Brazil natural landscape degradation drives toxic metal buildup in bats
Dec 11, 2024, 3:22 pm By
Bats play a key role in maintaining the health of forest ecosystems as pollinators, seed dispersers…UN sets guidelines for conservation groups to safeguard human
Dec 11, 2024, 1:25 pm By
The United Nations Environment Programme recently released a report detailing 10 existing human…Regifting and thrifting for sustainable holiday gift ideas
Dec 11, 2024, 12:20 pm By
A few years ago, while having lunch with colleagues in my previous newsroom, we started talking…Andes glacier melt threatens Amazon’s rivers & intensifies droughts
Dec 11, 2024, 8:35 am By
After two consecutive years of record-breaking droughts, the river levels in the Amazon Basin are…Environmental journalist in Cambodia shot and killed by suspected logger
Dec 11, 2024, 4:52 am By
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist covering environmental issues for local…Time for a ‘moral reckoning’ of aquaculture’s environmental impacts
Dec 10, 2024, 2:44 pm By
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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…
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