Controversy brews over proposed dam on Kathmandu’s Bagmati River
Feb 22, 2024, 5:16 am ByKATHMANDU — The Bagmati River, coursing through Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, has transformed into…With drop in illegal fishing comes rise in piracy, study in Indonesia finds
Feb 22, 2024, 12:25 am ByJAKARTA — The Indonesian government’s efforts to tackle illegal fishing in its vast waters have…Land use planning: the positive case of Brazil | Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”
Feb 21, 2024, 5:36 pm ByRegulating land tenure is not the only power available to the state for influencing how people use…Landslide in Philippines mining town kills nearly 100, prompts calls for action
Feb 21, 2024, 11:26 am ByActivists demand corporate and government accountability after a massive landslide struck a mining…Scientists now know how the Brumadinho dam disaster happened, and the lessons to learn
Feb 21, 2024, 10:55 am ByIn January 2019, a dam holding back mining sludge at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine in…Tech to recover rainforest: Interview with Osa Conservation’s Carolina Pinto & Paulina Rodriguez
Feb 21, 2024, 9:54 am ByFor Carolina Pinto and Paulina Rodriguez, the story of the Osa Peninsula embodies one of hope. The…Indonesia to offer tax perks to companies investing in reforestation of its new capital city
Feb 21, 2024, 6:09 am ByBALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan — As the Indonesian government embarks on a massive push to reforest…Hydropower in doubt as climate impacts Mekong Basin water availability
Feb 20, 2024, 10:02 pm ByShifting monsoonal climate patterns that affect the availability of water in the Mekong River Basin…Can ecotourism protect Raja Ampat, the ‘Crown Jewel’ of New Guinea?
Feb 20, 2024, 3:28 pm ByRaja Ampat on the Bird’s Head Peninsula of far northwestern New Guinea is often called the…What principles should define natural climate solutions? A new study has some answers
Feb 20, 2024, 1:28 pm ByFollowing a litany of conferences and calls that stress the urgency to address climate change,…Freeze on Russian collaboration disrupts urgently needed permafrost data flow
Feb 20, 2024, 11:37 am ByWarming temperatures in the Arctic are accelerating the thaw of carbon-rich permafrost and…In Cambodia, an official’s cashew factory churns out timber from a protected forest
Feb 19, 2024, 9:11 pm ByPREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia — Vegetation lurches over a concrete wall that runs alongside a quiet road…‘High Seas Treaty’ name is inaccurate and should center biodiversity (commentary)
Feb 19, 2024, 5:30 pm ByIn later 2023, the international community concluded negotiations for a new ocean governance treaty,…On Kaho’olawe, new technology could restore a sacred Hawaiian island
Feb 19, 2024, 10:18 am ByTo bring seabirds back to Kaho‘olawe, you need to first find the cats. And to find the cats on…Pesticide used in Bangladesh tea production threatens biodiversity & health
Feb 19, 2024, 8:27 am ByTea has been an integral part of Bangladeshi life for long. From breakfast to evening chat, tea is a…Road project promising access to Indigenous Waorani is ushering in deforestation
Feb 19, 2024, 5:00 am ByA new road connecting eight Indigenous Waorani communities to urban centers in Ecuador’s Pastaza…Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis
Feb 19, 2024, 2:00 am ByIn the past year, international agencies worldwide have continued to sound an alarm over surges in…Brazil’s BR-319 highway: The danger reaches a critical moment (commentary)
Feb 17, 2024, 7:05 am ByThe reconstruction of Brazil’s BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway (Figure 1) and its associated…After 50 years of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, we need new biodiversity protection laws (commentary)
Feb 16, 2024, 2:04 pm ByThe 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) — the most consequential environmental…As climate disasters claim their children, Bangladeshi mothers seek safety in bigger families
Feb 16, 2024, 6:23 am ByDHAKA — Jhinuk recalls screaming as water rushed into her hut in northeastern Bangladesh last…
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